Chapter Seventy-Four: Public Identification
"Open the table!"
With a loud shout from the chamberlain, everyone saluted Emperor Rui'an and Empress Murong above, and then moved their chopsticks one after another.
The musicians and dancers also began to play and sing hard, singing and dancing, and the hall was suddenly filled with the sound of silk and bamboo, and the ladies and ladies also greeted each other happily.
Suddenly, there was a commotion at the door of the store, which was even more noisy than the sound of Baili Chan when he came before, and it was faintly accompanied by bursts of inhalation. Xiao Yiran looked towards the door of the palace, only to see a hundred miles of dustless and a young man coming slowly.
may be to cater to today's atmosphere, Baili Wuchen still wears a white robe, but it is embellished with gold wire, and the line is full of brilliance, and the whole person looks like a fairy. And the young man who followed behind him, Xiao Yiran also recognized it at a glance, it was the person who saved her when she first came.
"Nine Emperor Brothers, Che'er, you're late today!" Emperor Rui An on the stage said loudly.
Baili Che hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Father, Che'er accidentally overslept, it really wasn't intentional." He smiled at Emperor Rui'an for a while, and then turned his head to face Empress Murong Zhengse and said: "Erchen congratulates the queen mother on her birthday, and wishes her mother a better life than Nanshan, and youth will last forever!" ”
There is no woman who doesn't want to stay young forever, and Baili Che is already very pleasing, Queen Murong on the stage saw this, and immediately said happily: "Hurry up!" She turned her head to Emperor Rui'an beside her and said, "Your Majesty, for the sake of his sweet mouth, let's not punish him." ”
Emperor Rui An also stroked his beard with a smile: "Hmm." Since your mother has interceded for you, I will bypass you today. ”
"Thank you, Father! Thank you, Queen Mother! Baili Che saluted them happily, then winked at Baili Wuchen behind him, and sat down in his place.
"Nine Emperor Brothers, you can't run away today! Three cups of self-punishment! Emperor Rui An looked at the hundred miles of dust-free road standing alone in the center of the main hall at this time.
Hearing this, Baili Wuchen said gently: "Brother Huang, this is difficult for the younger brother, you don't know, the younger brother has always been invincible." ”
Rui Andi laughed: "Then tell me, why are you late?" Didn't you stumble over a girl? ”
As soon as the words fell, laughter rang out in the main hall one after another. Many noble ladies blushed and looked at Baili Wuchen's picturesque face, lowered their heads and whispered.
Baili Wuchen smiled slightly: "Brother Huang, don't make fun of your brother." ”
"Speaking of which...... Empress Murong suddenly spoke: "At the age of the Nine Emperor Brothers, it is time to get married, you see, even several of your nephews are married, but you are still alone." ”
"The queen has a point." Emperor Rui'an pondered for a moment, and really thought about choosing a concubine for Baili Wuchen: "Brother Nine Emperors, is your imperial sister-in-law right?" After so many years, do you have a favorite woman? If not, I think ......"
He was about to mention the daughter of a minister's family, but was interrupted by Baili Wuchen: "Thank you Brother Huang, but Brother Chen has always been idle and has never thought of getting married." ”
Being rejected so decisively, a glimmer of light crossed Emperor Rui'an's eyes, and he looked at the hundreds of miles of dust underground with an uncertain expression, silent.
The atmosphere in the hall cooled down suddenly, and many people hurriedly put down their chopsticks, and suddenly they didn't even dare to come out of the atmosphere.
Empress Murong also looked at the two brothers with some embarrassment, one was expressionless, and the other had a gentle smile on his face, but the eye contact between the two might only be known to the two of them.
"That's it......" In the end, Emperor Rui'an was defeated, he slowly spit out a mouthful, and smiled tolerantly: "Then forget it." It's not too late to tell the royal brother when you want to get married! Don't worry, I'll do it for you when the time comes! ”
"Thank you, Brother Huang!" Hundreds of miles without dust bow your head. Seeing that Emperor Rui'an waved his hand at him, he also sat down in his seat.
Xiao Yiran took in the interaction between the two people, and she couldn't help squinting: This Rui'an Emperor seems to have some scruples about the imperial brother of Baili Wuchen! Otherwise, it would not have been so easy to compromise.
She was thinking like this, but who knew that Bai Li Che, who had been silent since she sat down, suddenly said: "Father, when you mention this, Erchen remembers that the fourth brother is about to get married, right?" ”
Saying that, his eyes swept around the hall, and then fell on Xiao Yiran's body and said, "I heard that Miss Xiao San, who has been engaged to the fourth brother since childhood, is back!" I don't know when Erchen will be able to drink the fourth brother's happy wine? ”
Emperor Rui'an was stunned for a moment, and only after a long time did he react and said, "The third young lady of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion is well?" ”
In the mansion, Xiao Zhiyuan and the others all knew that Xiao Yiran sent her to the suburbs because of her bad life, but to the outside world, Xiao Yiran, who they had always announced, was sick and needed to go out of the mansion to recuperate.
Xiao Zhiyuan hurriedly got up and replied: "Your Majesty, the little girl's illness was already well a few months ago, thank you for your concern." ”
"Hmm." Emperor Rui An nodded and asked, "I don't know which one is Miss Xiao San?" ”
Xiao Yiran didn't expect that she was also shot while she was sitting, she glanced at the grinning Bai Li Che, and then stood up and said, "If you go back to the emperor, the courtier is Xiao Yiran." ”
Emperor Rui'an looked at her, and when he saw that the girl had her head down, and he couldn't see her clearly, he withdrew his gaze. He didn't care at all what Xiao Yiran looked like, but he suddenly remembered that he gave him this marriage at the beginning, so now he always has to ask a thing or two.
He said to Baili Zhan: "Zhan'er, since Miss Xiao San's illness has been cured, then I will choose a day to let you get married!" ”
Baili Zhan hurriedly stood up: "Father! He gritted his teeth and secretly glanced at Xiao Yixian, and the other party was also looking at him with red eyes, which made the resistance in his heart more and more intense.
Seeing this, Emperor Rui An couldn't help frowning slightly: "What? What's wrong with you? ”
Baili Zhan is not a hundred miles of dust after all, he does not dare and cannot disobey the emperor's orders so carelessly, at this time his palms gradually oozing sweat, towards a person wearing a guard's clothes behind him, the guard immediately knelt down with a "poof", and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the grass people have grievances!" ”
This sudden sound startled everyone present, and looked at the guard brought by the fourth prince for some unknown reasons, only Xiao Yiran's heart sank suddenly, because he knew that that person was not a guard at all, but Li Mazi, who had taken care of her before!
Since she went to Luoheng Mountain and came back, she has never seen Li Mazi again, I thought that he was transferred away by the people of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, but why is he staying with Baili Chan now? Baili Chan also specially asked him to come to this birthday banquet in disguise? Recalling the gloomy gaze that Baili Zhan looked at her just now, Xiao Yiran's eyes turned cold.
"Who's down there? How dare you disrupt the banquet? The attendant beside Emperor Rui immediately reprimanded.
Being trained like this, Li Mazi's shriveled body trembled three times in an instant, and he subconsciously looked at Baili Zhan, but saw that the other party bowed slightly towards him, which made him feel confident immediately.
He shouted in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty! The grass people are Li San, the old servant of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion, others call me Li Mazi, and I am also the one who has been serving Miss Xiao San in the suburbs! ”
"Oh? So what are you doing here? Emperor Rui An glanced at Baili Zhan beside him without distinguishing joy and anger, and continued to ask: "You said that you have a grievance, what kind of grievance is it?" Is it worth suing? ”
"The grass people want to sue the third lady of Xiao Mansion for killing the grass people's mother-in-law, the Wang family!"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar. Everyone's eyes fell on Xiao Yiran.
"What's going on? Miss Xiao San actually killed someone? Or the mother-in-law who took care of her since childhood? ”
"I don't know! Last time, I heard someone say that Miss Xiao San killed someone, but didn't it end up being a misunderstanding? One replied.
"But, but this time it's different! After all, that person was brought by the four princes, and the four princes will not be able to figure out the situation and send people to the palace! ”
"This ......." the man was suddenly dumbfounded, "Alas~ Forget it!" Don't guess! Let's see what happens. The man waved his hand in confusion and said no more. Either way, it has nothing to do with them, they just need to watch the show.
The others were all silent.