Chapter 39: The Court Feast

The fourth prince dared to ask the emperor again and again, because he had the support of the imperial concubine and the Ji family behind him, if it was in the past, Li Jingxuan even if he was not very sure, but he dared to try, but now his situation is really difficult to protect, what does he have to rely on to ask the emperor.

Xiao Lingxiao saw that Li Jingxuan's face became ugly, and couldn't help but sigh lightly.

This man is now like a death row inmate before the execution, and his heart is full of trepidation. Even if he said a word "back to life", it is estimated that he would hold on to it like crazy.

When people are forced to do this, they will naturally give birth to many fantasies. Xiao Lingxiao understands this, but she has never broken it.

The glazed lanterns illuminated the harem road, and the palace banquet was personally organized by the Queen Mother, so it was set up in the Lize Palace not far from the Queen Mother's bedroom. When you approach the palace, you can smell the fragrance, and when you enter the palace gate, you can see flowers blooming everywhere. The eunuchs and palace maids all kept their positions in a proper manner, and the hall was already full of people.

Xiao Lingxiao and the six princes entered the door together, and they immediately attracted the attention of many people. Xiao Lingxiao smiled and nodded to Li Jingxuan, and then walked to the Xiao family's seat alone. The seats are all arranged according to the grade, and the seat between the eldest lady and Xiao Huanyu is Xiao Lingxiao's. Xiao Lingxiao walked over and sat down generously, as if she hadn't seen Xiao Huanyu glaring at her fiercely.

After sitting down, Xiao Lingxiao looked at everyone, her eyes quickly fell on the men's seat close to the princes' seats, and when Xiao Lingxiao looked over, the man sitting there was also looking at Xiao Lingxiao.

Looking at each other, Xiao Ling smiled at Xiao Ling.

Seeing that Su Donghan quickly looked away and whispered something to the old man beside him, Xiao Lingxiao immediately asked the divine wolf in a dark voice, "What did they say?" ”

The divine wolf pricked up his ears to listen to what they said, and snorted coldly, "The two bastards are discussing you, master, the old man said you were ominous, and the little bastard said you were beautiful." ”

Without waiting for Xiao Lingxiao to think about it, he saw the fourth prince slowly entering on crutches. Seeing him like that, Xiao Lingxiao almost laughed out loud, while the others were surprised to guess how the fourth prince hurt his foot.

The fourth prince came directly to Xiao Lingxiao and greeted her with a smile. Xiao Lingxiao glanced at his feet and said with a smile, "Hasn't the foot injury of the Fourth Highness healed yet?" Be careful in the future. ”

The expression on the face of the fourth prince was a little unnatural, but he still smiled and nodded, and then without saying anything more, he went to the table.

Then the harem concubines and the queen arrived, and after waiting for a while, the queen mother and the emperor also arrived.

After the salute, everyone sat down again, and the feast officially began.

While everyone was singing praises, Xiao Lingxiao carefully looked at the few people sitting on the top seats.

First of all, the old lady sitting in the center, this old lady looks the same age as the old lady, she is kind and kind, she laughs and listens to what others say, and does not show her thoughts at all. It can be said that the joy and anger are invisible, and the color is practiced to the extreme.

Sitting next to her is the current emperor, the emperor is over forty years old, his face seems to be wearing a mask, there is no expression, and the two deep nicks on his eyebrows show his majesty. When Xiao Lingxiao looked at him, he somehow discovered it, and when he looked at each other, Xiao Lingxiao suddenly felt the huge coercion. Fortunately, it was just a flash, and Xiao Lingxiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Xiao Lingxiao looked at the person sitting on the other side of the Queen Mother. That position should be reserved for the queen, but the person sitting there now, with a shining bald head, is exactly Xuan!

Liao Xuan was wearing a luxurious robe, with a table full of vegetarian food in front of him, and the Queen Mother whispered something to him from time to time, which was extremely close.

Xiao Lingxiao couldn't help but sigh secretly, and said to the god wolf in her heart, "Look, does this guy look like a cosplay cowherd of a strange breed?" ”

The divine wolf snorted, "Being able to be close to such a big patron without losing his body is also his kid's ability." ”

"How do you know he's not missing?" Xiao Lingxiao said this in her heart, and couldn't help but glance at Xuan again. It just so happened that Xuan also looked at Xiao Lingxiao, and when he saw Xiao Lingxiao's slightly metaphorical gaze, Xuan Xuan was shocked, secretly clenched his fists, and thought, Master, what do you want? What do you think! I'm not the kind of wolf you think!

At this time, I heard the Queen Mother say, "By the way, have the monks ever heard of the strange things in this imperial city?" ”

"I don't know what the Queen Mother is talking about?" Liao Xuan knew that the Queen Mother was going to lead the topic to Xiao Lingxiao, and immediately became vigilant.

Sure enough, the Queen Mother raised her voice and said, "If you want to talk about the most strange thing, doesn't it have to be regarded as the resurrection of the eldest daughter of the Xiao family?" By the way, the mourning family specially let that girl come, where is she? ”

Everyone heard the Queen Mother's words, and their eyes suddenly focused on Xiao Lingxiao.

Xiao Lingxiao got up, took a few steps forward, and said with a fluttering voice, "Xiao Lingxiao meets the Queen Mother, the Emperor, the Queen and all the mothers. ”

The news of Xiao Lingxiao's resurrection from the dead has long been spread in the palace, not only the concubines are curious, but even the emperor can't help but take a closer look at Xiao Lingxiao. The Queen Mother glanced at Xiao Lingxiao and said with a smile, "The daughters of the Xiao family are all little beauties, Xiao Lingxiao, I heard that you were blind and dumb before, and you will be fine after you come back to life, is it true?" ”

Xiao Lingxiao nodded and said, "What the Queen Mother said is the truth. ”

"Oh? Tell me, how did you come back to life? What do you see when you die? ”

The Queen Mother asked everyone's curiosity in a homely tone, and the hall was suddenly quiet, and everyone put down their cups and ears to listen to Xiao Lingxiao's answer.

Xiao Lingxiao was not in a hurry, and said with a light smile, "I drank a cup of tea in the sedan chair that day, and then I had a cramping pain in my abdomen, and I soon lost consciousness. Ling Xiao has been blind for many years, but at that time, he suddenly saw the light in front of him, and there was a faint sound of melodious drum music in the distance. But before I could reach the place where the drum was playing, an immortal stopped me, saying that I still had a fate to go over, and that I would be bitter and happy to go through this calamity. Then I saw him wave the sleeves of his robe and I woke up from the coffin. I think that my eyes can see and I can speak, and it is all from that god. ”

Xiao Lingxiao's words stunned everyone, and no one knew whether this was true or not. The Queen Mother's eyes lit up even more, and she muttered, "Could it be that there is really a fairyland in this sky?" Are there really immortals? ”

After that, she hurriedly turned her head and asked Xuan, "Monk, what you said this girl said, is it true?" ”

Xuan clasped his hands together and recited the Buddha's name, "Amitabha, the Queen Mother, this Lord Xiao Shi came back from the dead, what she saw with her own eyes must be true." There are not only Buddhas, but also fairylands of nature. Xiao Shi's major in good causes and good results is also a good story. ”

The Queen Mother nodded when she heard this, her eyes fell to the banquet below, and she couldn't help but smile slightly when she saw the eldest princess Mingci with an expectant face.

The eldest princess of Mingci waited for this time, and when she saw that the queen mother had signaled to herself, she hurriedly got up and saluted the emperor and said, "Listen, the royal brother, the monk also said so, the eldest daughter of the Xiao family came back from the dead, it was the good fruit of her cultivation in her previous life, this is not only not a bad omen, but it is also a good story in my Wuqi country." The people were blessed by the gods, and the Wuqi country under the rule of the emperor's brother was also blessed by the gods? ”

The eldest princess of Mingci slapped this sycophant, and immediately someone below kept catering to it, one by one, and the sycophant became more and more exaggerated.

The emperor frowned and glanced at Xuan, and when he saw that he looked like a matter of course, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but pick up. The emperor turned to look at Xiao Lingxiao, who was standing there silently, and saw that she was facing everyone's gaze, without the slightest fear, and even he, the emperor, met his gaze, and never dodged, this woman was young, but there was a faint oppressive momentum, and the emperor couldn't help but secretly marvel in his heart. I heard that Xiao Lingxiao was a blind, dumb and bullied wreck, but now that I see it, I can't apply such a description to her.

A woman should be gentle and indifferent, like water. A woman like Xiao Lingxiao is the emperor's least favorite.

"Xiao Lingxiao." The emperor suddenly spoke in a deep voice, and those who were happy to slap their sycophants immediately shut up.

Xiao Lingxiao gave the salute again, and then listened to the emperor continue, "The monk has made it clear that your resurrection from the dead is not a bad omen, and this matter will be announced to the world by the Ministry of Rites in the future." ”

"Thank you for your grace."

As soon as Xiao Lingxiao finished saying this, she heard the emperor say again, "Today, I will point out another marriage for you." ”

When the emperor said this, many people present were taken aback.

The eyes of the four princes lit up, and they thought to themselves, could it be that his father was finally moved by himself and wanted to mention his marriage to Xiao Lingxiao again?

Li Jingxuan, who was sitting beside him, couldn't help but clench his fists when he saw this.

Even the Queen Mother frowned, and Xuan's heart was pounding and nervous.

Present, only Xiao Lingxiao, who was the party concerned, was calm, smiled lightly, and asked, "I don't know which son-in-law the emperor wants to marry Ling Xiaoxu to?" ”

When the emperor heard this, his face sank. Xiao Lingxiao's words were not disrespectful, but when they fell into the emperor's ears, they inexplicably seemed to be thorny.

The emperor looked at Xiao Lingxiao coldly, and said in a deep voice, "King Mude has made outstanding achievements, and Princess Mude is your aunt of the same clan, and I will marry you to his youngest son Su Donghan. ”

The emperor's words were like a muffled thunder ringing in the hall, and his tone was unquestionable, not giving anyone a chance to oppose at all.

The fourth prince almost couldn't believe his ears, he subconsciously wanted to get up and speak, but as soon as his foot hit the ground, there was a sharp pain. This sharp pain suddenly made the four princes sober up, he turned his head to look at Su Donghan not far away, and saw that Su Donghan was looking at Xiao Lingxiao with a smug smile, and the four princes suddenly understood something.

He had mixed feelings in his heart, turned his head to look at Xiao Lingxiao again, but saw that Xiao Lingxiao was still looking at the emperor unhurriedly, as if he didn't realize how much murderous intent was hidden in this matter.