This question was difficult to answer, and everyone was waiting for Wen Zhiyu and Lianzhi to answer.

Wen Zhiyu got up first and replied: "This marriage is naturally decided by my father. ”

"But this is your marriage to Princess Wanyang."

"Erchen is the crown prince of Xichu, since he is the prince, the marriage naturally can't be child's play, since it is his father's proposal, it must be a decision after a few thoughts, and Erchen naturally listens to his father." Wen Zhiyu's answer was not leaky.

Emperor Chu looked at Lianzhi again: "Does Princess Wanyang think it's okay?" ”

Lianzhi got up: "This princess came to Western Chu with the important responsibility of peace and kinship, for the diplomatic relations between Eastern Xia and Western Chu, since I have come to Western Chu, then the marriage naturally depends on the meaning of the Emperor of Chu." ”

"I just want to ask about your marriage, don't be so nervous, sit down." Emperor Chu asked the two of them to sit down, "Since you all have no opinions, then let's do what I said." However, the big wedding of the two of you is a matter of the two countries after all, and when the time comes, the regent of Dongxia will come to Western Chu on behalf of Dongxia, which can be regarded as Dongxia's intention. ”

Hearing that the regent of Dongxia was back, Lianzhi lost his mind for a moment, why did Fan Ninghuai come here, he could obviously let others come.

The marriage was decided, and the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet officially began, the meals were served one after another, and everyone ate the dishes on the table, watched the performance of Maihime, and listened to the sound of silk and bamboo, as if it was just an ordinary family banquet.

"Zhiyu, I haven't seen you for a long time, but today I see that you are a lot calmer." Emperor Chu took the initiative to speak to Wen Zhiyu, and Wen Zhiyu immediately replied: "During this time, the sons and daughters were meditating on themselves in the mansion, and then they understood the good intentions of their fathers, and they were all willful and reckless in the past. ”

"It's good to know if you're wrong." Emperor Chu continued, "In the future, I will also learn a little bit of Zhiyan and Zhiyu, do you know?" ”

"The eldest brother and the third brother have a lot to learn." Wen Zhiyu replied.

This short conversation was like a small episode, but the queen listened, and the hand on her knee couldn't help but clench tightly, and the emperor spared Wen Zhiyu so easily.

"Come on, invite Dongzhu up." Emperor Chu instructed that Gonggong Li was originally going to go by himself, but seeing that the emperor couldn't do without people, he let Xiao Quanzi, who was standing next to him, go.

Dongzhu was sent to the palace from the Buddhist temple this morning, and the queen did it, so it was enshrined in Weiyang Palace first, and when the queen came just now, he had already let Dongzhu put it in the apse.

Xiao Quanzi brought Dongzhu up from the apse, the dancing girl had already dispersed, and a table was placed in the center of the main hall, and Xiao Quanzi placed a tray covered with red cloth in the center of the table.

"Uncovered." The Emperor of Chu ordered.

Everyone looked at the center of the main hall, Xiao Quanzi opened the red cloth, everyone was dumbfounded, there was only a pagoda on the tray, and the Dongzhu that should have been placed on the pagoda was gone.

Emperor Chu was furious: "What about Dongzhu? ”

Xiao Quanzi was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "The slave doesn't know." The little eunuchs who had just gone with Xiao Quanzi to fetch Dongzhu were all so frightened that they knelt on the ground, saying that they just took Dongzhu and didn't know why Dongzhu disappeared!

Emperor Chu looked at the queen: "Empress, Dongzhu was put in your Weiyang Palace, why did it disappear?" ”

Luo Xuanran immediately knelt in front of Emperor Chu: "Emperor Mingjian, before coming to the Palace of Eternal Life, the concubine specially checked that Dongzhu was still there, why didn't he disappear from the Yang Palace to the Palace of Eternal Life?" ”

"You ask me, and I want to ask you." Emperor Chu asked angrily, "This is the legacy of the Queen Mother, you dare to lose it, what else do you put in your eyes?" ”

Luo Xuanran was reprimanded, and she couldn't help crying: "Your Majesty, you are in the heart of the concubine!" This Dongzhu is something left by the Queen Mother, and the concubines are extremely careful. Now that it is lost, the emperor said that the responsibility lies with the concubines, and the concubines' hard work for so many years has been in vain because of the emperor's words? ”

Emperor Chu also reacted that his tone just now was too heavy: "Empress, you get up first." Let's find out the situation first, where is Dongzhu now? ”

Luo Xuanran stood up: "The concubine asked Shuhan to escort Dongzhu, Shuhan, what is so strange about you from never going from the Yang Palace to the Palace of Eternal Life, what if Dongzhu was accidentally lost at that time?" ”

Shuhan knelt down and replied: "Hui Niangniang, there are too many places from the Yang Palace to the Palace of Eternal Life, but the slave maid thought about it, there was a stop in one place along the way, at that time, the palace maids in the palace of Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian seemed to have a quarrel, which was close to Yuyang Palace, and Princess Wanyang's palace maid Su Yue came out to stop the two little palace maids, but unfortunately she didn't stop them. The slave thought that today was Chinese New Year's Eve, and nothing could go wrong, so she stopped and dismissed them. ”

"Concubine Shu, Concubine Xian, Princess Wanyang." Emperor Chu repeated, Concubine Shu got up first and walked to the center of the hall, and replied: "Emperor Mingjian, the loss of this East Pearl has absolutely nothing to do with the concubines. ”

Concubine Xian also walked to Concubine Shu's side in a little panic: "Your Majesty, Shuhan just met the palace maids in the palace such as the concubines, and he wanted to shirk his responsibility, which is too hasty." ”

Shuhan immediately spoke: "The slave didn't want to shirk responsibility, but just said something suspicious. ”

Emperor Chu looked at Lianzhi: "Princess Wanyang, you can also make a statement." ”

Lianzhi found that something was wrong, but at this time, she couldn't think too much: "Your Majesty, Wanyang doesn't know why this Dongzhu is missing, and Shuhan meeting the palace maid of Yuyang Palace on the road doesn't prove anything." ”

"Since this is the case, then search the palace, and I hope that the Wanyang Duke will forgive me. If it's an ordinary Dongzhu, it's just that, this is something left by the Queen Mother, and I have to find it. Emperor Chu's tone was irrefutable.

Before Lianzhi could say anything, Concubine Xian spoke first: "Your Majesty, if you want to search the palace of the concubines and others, the concubines naturally have nothing to say, but there is still a place where the emperor has forgotten?" ”

"Where?"

"Weiyang Palace!" Concubine Xian looked at Luo Xuanran, "Anyway, Dongzhu was sent from the Yang Palace, since it is missing, should we also search the Weiyang Palace?" ”

Emperor Chu looked at the queen, and Luo Xuanran immediately replied: "The concubines have nothing to say, and they are willing to search the palace." ”

Emperor Chu sat down again, and finally gave the order to search the palace.

"Sit down, all of you, and wait for news." Emperor Chu said, and Lianzhi and the others sat back again.

There was silence in the hall, and no one dared to speak at this time.

Lianzhi was a little apprehensive for the first time, she went out today and brought Su Ying and Su Qing, and only Su Yue stayed in Yuyang Palace. Originally, she thought that no matter what happened today, she should be in the Hall of Eternal Life, but she didn't expect that Yuyang Palace would be dangerous.

At this moment, Lian Zhi suddenly felt that someone touched the back of her hand, and she subconsciously looked to the side, it was Wen Zhiyu.

The back of Wen Zhiyuan's hand and the back of her hand were close together, and then, Wen Zhiyu stretched out her little finger and gently hooked her little thumb, this action was to let Lian Zhi not worry, and Lianzhi's somewhat apprehensive heart suddenly settled.

"Princess Wanyang looked a little worried." Wen Miqing suddenly spoke, "Princess Wanyang should have heard about the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet Dongzhu before, she should be very curious about Dongzhu, right?" ”

Lianzhi withdrew her hand, she looked at Wen Miqing, as calm as ever: "This princess is just worried about whether Dongzhu can be recovered, I am really curious about this Dongzhu left by the Queen Mother, so I naturally want to see it." ”

"It's okay to see, but don't have thoughts that you shouldn't have." The meaning in Wen Miqing's words is nothing more than that Lian Zhi stole Dongzhu, "There has never been a loss of Dongzhu in the past, and this year's Princess Wanyang participated in the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet for the first time, it is really a coincidence." ”

"Princess Miqing doesn't need all kinds of hints here, and now that nothing has been found, Princess Miqing said these words, and it seems that Dongzhu is Yuyang Palace. At this point, Princess Ben is very curious why? Could it be that Princess Miqing put Dongzhu in Yuyang Palace? ”

"Lin Wanyang, what nonsense are you talking about, are you this princess framing you?"

"Since I came to Xichu, Princess Miqing has been targeting me, and it is not impossible to use this opportunity to frame me!"

"That's enough." Emperor Chu shouted, "Empress, Miqing was raised by you, is that how you taught her on weekdays?" In front of everyone, you are so rude, and Concubine Rong trusts you so much, and she is willing to hand over her daughter to you to raise! ”