Chapter 69: Chaos at the Banquet
"It's me who is late." The sound is shallow, like a breeze blowing across the lake.
The corners of the father-in-law's mouth were pulled, which had already concealed his previous stiffness, and the light in the corners of his eyes gave people goosebumps.
A noble lady inadvertently glanced behind them, frowned slightly when she saw a person sitting paralyzed, and said in some surprise: "Why are there three people on your ship?" ”
At this time, everyone's eyes were attracted to the past, and they saw a woman dressed in fancy clothes sitting on a small boat, with no manners.
Luo Zizhuo recognized that this was the woman who had provoked earlier, frowned slightly, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Su Qingyu off the boat, pulled him over and said in a low voice: "What's going on?" ”
Su Qingyu patted her hand gently, looked at her soothingly and smiled lightly, signaling her to be calm.
Seeing that her brows stretched a little, she let go of her hand and walked slowly to the front of everyone, her voice crisp: "Because my boat was broken, this young lady let me get on her boat, but her maid accidentally fell into the water and lost her life when helping us, so she is like this." ”
She glanced lightly at the hollow-eyed woman on the boat, and was sure that she would not tell the reason why her maid had died.
"Drowned?" When the nobles thought that they had also come over like this, their hearts couldn't help but be shocked, and their faces stiffened slightly, "Isn't this the palace?" How could such a ...... happen?"
Before he finished speaking, he stalked in his mouth, bowed his head slightly, and his wandering eyes were a little cramped and uneasy.
Seeing this, the father-in-law crossed a light in his narrow eyes, and immediately a light smile hung on the corner of his mouth: "Don't worry, young ladies, the queen has been personally handling this banquet for a long time, and there will be nothing wrong with everything." ”
"Someone!" He turned his head and raised his voice slightly, "Go and salvage this young lady's maidservant, settle it well, and send it to the palace when the time comes." ”
As soon as the words fell, several thin little eunuchs bent down, took the salvage tools with their hands and feet, and drove the boat into a lotus leaf.
After their figures disappeared, he turned his head and said with a light smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's not too early, please." ”
The nobles didn't say anything more, and followed him, and as for the woman who was still stunned on the boat, she was also helped down by the two little eunuchs, and her legs were suspended in the air, and she followed them closely.
Luo Zizhuo reminded her under her grandmother's gaze that she was not with her, and she was not annoyed, and she walked slightly behind the crowd with Liluo, and she also ended up clean.
The attic was small, but it was very tortuous, and everyone was wandering around the winding corridors. Walking slowly, the skirt flies with a bit of feminine fragrance, sandwiched by the fragrance of a pool of lotus leaves, but it has a bit of leisurely charm.
After a corner, the father-in-law who led the way in front slowed down. The faint sound of silk and bamboo in his ears gradually sounded, and a door with a red lacquer carved phoenix wearing a hibiscus hollow appeared in front of him.
In front of the door, there are many beautiful palace ladies, who look at their noses and noses like a statue.
The sound of laughter in the door is mixed with the sound of singing and dancing, which leads people to find out, but the hollow door is still covered with this layer of curtains, blocking people's sight.
The father-in-law who was walking in front stopped, bowed slightly, and said softly with a smile: "Ladies wait a while, let's go and report it." ”
With that, he walked slowly to the dimly lit corner and entered through a small inconspicuous door.
After a while, the sound of silk and bamboo inside stopped, and the laughter was gone.
The ladies waiting outside hurriedly tidied up their bodies, raised their heads slightly, tucked their abdomen and chests, and hooked a perfect smile at the corners of their mouths. They knew that the highlight of entering the palace this time was coming.
Su Qingyu, who was standing in the crowd, didn't make any moves, just lowered his head and hid himself in the crowd.
"Preach all the noble girls!" Suddenly, a sharp sound came from inside, the curtain behind the door was opened from the middle by Gong E, and the closed door in front of him was opened by the two palace maids standing outside, and everything inside came into view.
On the high platform facing the door, three women sit. The woman in the middle is about thirty, dignified, with slightly raised eyes with a bit of intimidation and self-anger, and the tail of her eyes is outlined with rouge with red phoenix lines, which adds a bit of charm to her, and the nine-tailed phoenix hairpin on her head shows her identity.
To her left sat a proud woman like the sun, dressed in a pink palace dress and a blouse with large golden sleeves. The crystal tassel on the head hangs down to the sideburns, reflecting the sunlight outside the window, flickering slightly, printing the girl's white cheeks, with a few minutes of beautiful taste.
Layers of lichen are laid out on the seat, like a delicate hibiscus flower.
Mingyan's face was a little arrogant, and her chin was slightly raised, it was Princess Xu Le, who had a relationship with Su Qingyu.
On the right, there is a woman dressed in a shallow lake blue palace dress and a plain veil. The body is as delicate and soft as a willow, with a bit of natural sadness in the half-hidden eyes, and the whole person is like a pear blossom pressed on the branches.
Luo Linwan's pale face delicately depicted the smoke eyebrows, which was particularly pitiful.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please." A female official dressed in purple came from the high platform, squatted slightly, and looked at the people who came with a smile.
The young ladies looked back as if they had come to their senses, bowed their heads in return, and followed her as they walked inside.
No one saw that Princess Xu Le, who was sitting on the high seat, suddenly hooked the corners of her mouth.
Su Qingyu, who had been keeping her head down, heard a small sound in her ears, and the alarm bell suddenly sounded in her heart.
Liluo, who had been standing behind her, glanced behind her slightly, and moved slightly, directly blocking the hand pushed by a woman, and remained steady.
The woman didn't expect to kill Cheng Cheng Jin halfway, she was slightly angry in her heart, and her subordinates increased their strength, but they didn't want to do it to any avail.
Just as she exerted her strength again, she flashed from the falling eye, and quietly took Su Qingyu to the side and took a step, making her pounce directly.
With a burst of exclamations, several noble ladies who were originally standing close were pressed to the ground together like dominoes.
The clothes and belts are flying, and the pearls and jades on the heads collide.
Suddenly, the originally slim ladies had no manners, and the small wails were mixed with low shouts.
"It's not me! Not me! Suddenly, an ordinary-looking and ordinary-dressed woman hurriedly exclaimed, with a little panic in her eyes.
The queen mother looked at the chaos below, frowned slightly, and said something to the other female official beside her.
After the female officer stepped down from the high platform, she asked the woman who had just screamed to be taken away. As the sound outside became quieter, an inconspicuous boat rowed out of the lotus pond and swayed.
Princess Xu Le lowered her eyes, and a trace of disappointment crossed her eyes. She didn't dare to do anything to harm people's lives, but she didn't expect this little trick to be unsuccessful.
Seeing that there was Luo Zizhuo in the noble girl lying underground, Su Qingyu hurriedly stepped forward and pulled her up, looked around and whispered, "Are you okay?" ”
"It's okay, it's just that a young lady just pressed my arm, and it hurts a little." Luo Zizhuo smiled bitterly at this flying disaster, and rubbed her elbow helplessly.
At this time, many palace ladies surrounded and led the nobles who needed to be re-groomed first.
Because she was dressed simply, she didn't need to freshen up, so she didn't go over, and sat on the seat under the banquet with Su Qingyu in her hand.
It's just that I don't know if it's intentional, the rude woman from before was carried to the seat next to them.
Looking at the man who sat there without saying a word, her brow furrowed slightly. It's just that because I've already sat down, I haven't changed again.
"Where's your grandmother?" After the two of them sat down, Su Qingyu looked around, looked at the people around her, and raised her eyebrows slightly.
She glanced around and wondered, "I don't know, she's still there just now, nothing will happen." There was a hint of worry in his eyes.
Holding the table with her hands, she was suddenly pulled by her just when she wanted to get up, and when she lowered her head, she saw Su Qingyu staring at her with burning eyes.
"The banquet is about to start, what do you want to do?" Su Qingyu reminded in a low voice.
As if she hadn't heard, her eyes looked around a little floating, and the whole person seemed to be out of her body, and replied casually: "I'm going to find Mama, this palace is full of dangers, and a little maid died before, I'm afraid she will have an accident." As he spoke, he glanced at the stunned people beside them.
After Su Qingyu pinched the wrist she was holding in her hand, she looked up at the anxious person in front of her, and said seriously: "Now that everyone is already sitting in the seat, if you go out too conspicuously now, I am afraid that it will displease the queen." ”
"What then?" The always capable person is like a headless fly at this time, "My mother went early, she watched me grow up since I was a child, and in my heart, she is just like my mother." ”
Her eyes darkened, and she couldn't help but sigh when she saw the waist pendant hanging from her waist. The deep palace is treacherous and changing, and human life will be quietly erased if you are not careful.
She clapped her hand, leaned close to her ear and whispered: "Don't worry, I'll let my maid go out to have a look, she's not like us, the target is much smaller, let's just wait for news." ”
Hearing this, the ugly look on her face was a little dark, and she gratefully held her warm hand with her hand, and said in a low voice: "Thank you Qingyu, if it weren't for you, I really don't know what to do." ”
Su Qingyu looked at her eyes, and a touch of cunning crossed her eyes: "What's the thanks, if you hadn't helped on the street, I guess I would have been bitten to death by a poisonous snake or molested by that fat man." ”
She was stunned, then looked at her and smiled: "You ......, you can really speak." There was a bit of anger in his mouth.
After Su Qingyu laughed with her for a moment, he gave Liluo behind him a look.
Liluo bowed slightly, and the figure quietly slipped towards the door.
Seeing that he had already left, she withdrew her gaze.
Because she had already arrived at the banquet, it was full of nobles, so she was sure that the queen would not be cruel to her in public, and it was not a big problem to leave for the time being.
It's just that she didn't expect an uninvited guest to come to the banquet.
"Concubine Niangniang, you can't go in!" After walking away for a while, there was a commotion outside, mixed with the exclamations of the eunuchs and palace maids, and the sound of hurried footsteps was getting closer and closer.