Chapter 16: A false alarm

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Yutai Qihong drank tea boringly, and didn't know where Brother Wang was interested in holding banquets, she hated to deal with these banquets the most, and when she thought of toasting the ladies of the palace for a while, and saying those happy words repeated every year, she suddenly felt troublesome and boring.

Brother Wang's palace added people, she wanted to toast a few more glasses, but she was afraid that she didn't have that amount of wine, and it would not be good if she made a fool of herself in public and lost face, so she thought about it and drank a few more cups of sobering tea.

Although she had never been drunk in years, she never knew where her bottom line was.

Yutai Qihong picked up the wine glass and toasted Yutai Wenyu and Donggong Grace, and quietly glanced at Qingpu by the way, she was glaring at herself fiercely, and there was a long scar on her neck.

Yutai Qihong said with a smile: "Sister-in-law Wang's skills are excellent, and she has time to teach me a few tricks." ”

Donggong said gracefully and pleasantly: "After that, I will mention a few words here, the blade needs to be thin and sharp, if you have a favorite pattern, you can draw it on the paper first, and then follow the description." ”

Qihong nodded sensibly, turned his gaze to Wenyu, and saw that he was smiling faintly, if he knew that they were discussing how to draw a beautiful knife mark pattern on people's necks, would he still smile so indifferently.

After the toast, Tangtai Qihong sat next to Shantai Shuangying, and was about to add a piece of food to put in his mouth, but because of Tantai Shuangying's words, the hand holding the chopsticks was stiff in mid-air and couldn't put it down.

Tantai Shuangying pretended to be drunk and said in a daze: "Auntie, you see that these dancing girls are not as good as a year, they are not as good as ......"

Yutai Qihong hurriedly took a piece of pastry and stuffed it in her mouth, blocking the "my mother" she wanted to blurt out in her mouth.

When the sharp-eared warbler beauty heard this, she set her eyes on Nangong Xiang and said with a smile: "The concubine heard that Nangong's sister's dancing was like a shock, unparalleled in the world, and the king's heart beat in the palace that day. If my sister doesn't mind, can you open our eyes in this hall? ”

Yutai Qihong frowned, drank half a cup of tea, with her understanding of Yingmeiren, Yingmei wanted Nangong Xiang to be in the limelight for a while before making her ugly.

She tried to glance at Nangong Xiang, and then shook her head.

But Nangong Xiang didn't look at her, but set his eyes on Tantai Wenyu, and when he saw him nodding, he turned to Yingmei again: "My sister is willing to appreciate her face, and my sister naturally can't refuse." ”

Stupid! Yutai Qihong fell headlong in the crook of his arm, for the sake of Uncle Nangong's face, he will act at the opportunity later.

Qu Xuzhuo looked at their different expressions, thinking about what they wanted to do, and suddenly handed a piece of pastry to his mouth, and simply bit the bottom half.

Tantai Ao wiped the residue from her mouth, her eyes were as gentle as water, and she said softly: "Be obedient, don't worry about their business." ”

Qu Xuzhuo nodded obediently, and when he reached out to get another piece, he still took it and handed it to her first. Qu Xuzhuo's face flushed, this kind of sweet feeding of snacks is not unusual, but this is just their boudoir pleasure, she is really shy in public.

Nangong Xiang walked slowly to the hall and changed into a water-sleeved dance dress. Raise your sleeves to hide your face, throw your gauze sleeves behind you, and spin like a butterfly.

The warbler raised her finger in the dark, tapped it and quickly retracted it.

Nangong Xiang twitched suddenly, and the inexplicable itching of her body made her dance steps stiffen.

Tantai Shuangying knew that it was Yingmei who did it, and she was happy, but she still pretended to be anxious on her face, and said, "Mother, what's wrong?" ”

Yutai Qihong frowned and said, "She...... It seems to be very uncomfortable...... Of course, she frowned not only because of Nangong Xiang's strange behavior, but also because of the faintly raised corners of her mouth on Tantai Shuangying's anxious face.

On one side is the niece raised by herself, and on the other side is the "descendant" of her benefactor's uncle, how can she choose?!

Qu Xuzhuo glared at the stunned eyes, and whispered in the ear of the arrogant Tai: "Aojiao, when I was three hundred years old, I hid behind the screen and saw the master playing tricks on Prince Shaoxi with an invisible centipede. The reaction of this Nangong beauty is the same as Shaoxi's, but ......"

Tantai Aojiao also asked softly, "But you're not sure if it's an invisible centipede, right?" In fact, they hid behind the door together that day, and saw the always arrogant Shaoxi being tricked by his uncle and jumping to his feet to beg for mercy. It's just that it was too far away that day, and the centipede was hidden again, so she naturally couldn't be sure if it was an invisible centipede.

Qu Xuzhuo said: "I'm really not sure, but I heard that Master said that this centipede likes to listen to music, if I play a song at this moment, the invisible centipede will crawl to the source of the sound of the piano music because of the greedy song." If this is really an invisible centipede, the warbler beauty and the gods must have an inexplicable relationship. ”

He took his hand and instructed, "Follow the rhythm of these musicians, play slowly, and I will help you finish." ”

Qu Xuzhuo raised his hand to hold down the sudden appearance of Xunhuang, and plucked the strings with his ten fingers.

The thing that tickled her back gradually disappeared under the shock of the sound of the piano, Nangong Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Qu Xuzhuo gratefully.

Qu responded to her with a smile, after all, she was not uneven, and she couldn't bear her grateful smile.

Realizing that the invisible centipede was crawling somewhere else, the warbler raised her hand again to bounce it over.

Qu Xuzhuo's eyes trembled slightly, and the centipedes crawled towards her under the attraction of the sound of the piano. He raised his hand and blasted the centipede into powder with his magic power, and dispersed as soon as it was raised.

Ying Meiren glanced at Qu Xuzhuo resentfully, bad for her!

At the end of the dance, Nangong Xiang saluted to Xiangtai Wenqi, who unfolded the folding fan and praised: "Xiang'er's dancing posture is unparalleled in the world, no one can match!" ”

Donggong Grace also echoed him and said: "Sister Nangong's dancing posture is amazing, which can be compared with Mrs. Miaowu back then!" ”

"The concubine's body carving insect skills, how can it be compared with the wonderful dancing lady." Nangong Xiang turned to look at Qu Xuzhuo, his eyes were still full of gratitude, and said: "The wonderful song of the lifelike goddess is like the essence of the sun and the moon, and the concubine is grateful!" ”

Qu Xuzhuo lowered his head, the hand held by the arrogant man was already sweating, and said, "Niangniang is polite." ”

Shantai Qihong drank half a cup of tea, she just happened to see the centipede that appeared next to Xunhuang, and happened to see a purple light grinding the centipede. She knew very well that neither of them was nosy, but now that it was not the same as usual, what had they discovered?

Nangong Xiang changed back into his clothes and sat in front of Tantai Shuangying, and when he saw her puffing out, he thought that she was playing tricks on herself in the beauty of the airying, so he comforted: "Don't worry, thanks to that Qu goddess, my mother is already fine." ”

Tantai Shuangying glanced at Qu Xuzhuo, who was talking and laughing with Tantai Ao, and then held Nangong Xiang's hand, pretending to be worried: "It's okay, but it may not be next time, my mother must be cautious." ”

After the banquet, Yutai Qihong wanted to probe their words, but Nangong Xiang found Qu Xuzhuo one step ahead of her, and said gratefully: "Thanks to you, otherwise I would have made a fool of myself in the palace." ”

Qu Xuzhuo said with a smile: "Niangniang is now favored by the king, and it is the time for the tree to attract the wind." ”

Nangong Xiang was silent for a moment and sighed: "When I was brought here, I thought that the Tantai clan would be another home, but I didn't expect to need to live so carefully. ”

Tangtai Qihong walked in front of the two of them, glanced at Qu Xuzhuo, and then looked at Nangong Xiang and saluted, and said, "Niangniang, I have something important to discuss with Goddess Qu, can you lend her to me for a while?" ”

Nangong Xiang originally wanted to invite Qu Xuzhuo, a benefactor, to sit in Zhenwu Palace, but she didn't want her to be busy with important things, but she didn't think it through, so she said: "Since this is the case, the goddess should go quickly, don't delay important things because of me." ”

"Yes." The two of them left in response, and when she glanced back, she saw that Nangong Xiang's figure was no longer in their sight, she cleared her throat and shouted, "Third brother, come out quickly." ”

Qu Xuzhuo looked left and right and didn't see the Taitai Aojiao, or the Shantai Aoqiao himself ran from behind the rockery, it was obvious that he had been following him, and before she could answer, he shook her hand and hurriedly said, "Follow me." ”

Qu Xuzhuo was puzzled: "What? Isn't there something important? ”

Yutai pulled her away: "I'll explain to you when I go back!" ”

Seeing them leave, Yutai Qihong turned around and walked in the opposite direction, sensing a poisonous gas slowly attacking, he hurriedly covered his mouth and nose, summoned the Eight Ling Mirror, and used his magic power to force it back.

Shantai Qihong took back the Baling Mirror, and took a closer look at the poisonous scorpion Xiao Ruthless that was originally raised by Shantai Shuangying, and Xiao Ruthless saw that it was Shantai Qihong and took a few steps back.

"Xiao ruthless, what's wrong with you?" Tantai Shuangying hurriedly ran over, and when she saw that the person in front of her was Tantai Qihong, she was also stunned, and then stammered: "Auntie, auntie, why are you here?" ”

"Then who do you want to be here?" ”

"I'm ......" Yutai Shuangying lowered her head and said, "Since my aunt already knows, why do you want to ask me?" ”

Yutai Qihong wanted to reprimand her, but she was worried that the two of them would tell the truth, so she took her back to Zhenwu Palace.

"Are you trying to deal with Qu Xuzhuo?" Yutai Qihong asked directly.

"Who told her to help that woman!" Yutai Shuangying gritted her teeth hatefully, and said: "Since she is in the same group as that woman, she is my enemy, and if she is an enemy, she must be eliminated!" ”

Yutai Qihong reprimanded: "Nonsense! You can't be her enemy. She is your third aunt! If you get rid of her, your Uncle Sanwang won't let you go! ”

Tantai Shuangying knew that she was at a loss, so she fell into silence.

Yutai Qihong couldn't bear to reprimand any longer, from the time she fell to the ground, as long as she bowed her head and repented, she couldn't bear to blame anymore, and said softly: "Shuangying, think about it, she is the one who wants to marry your third uncle, the third uncle will not be an enemy of her aunt, she will naturally not be an enemy, since she is not an enemy of me, she will naturally not be an enemy of you, she just doesn't know our situation." ”

Shantai Shuangying carefully considered that this was the reason, shook Tangtai Qihong's arm, and said softly: "Auntie, Shuangying is wrong. ”

Yutai Qihong touched her head and said, "Okay, at the banquet, just drink and pretend to be drunk and don't eat, I asked Gong'e to prepare some honey and potato balls for you, all of which you like to eat."

Tantai Shuangying's eyes were bright, she grabbed a potato ball and put it in her mouth, and said excitedly: "Auntie, you are the best for Shuangying!" ”

Yutai Qihong stroked her head helplessly: "Obediently finish eating these, my aunt is busy." ”

Tantai Shuangying was puzzled: "Auntie, do you want to be so busy?" Isn't there still a step away from my aunt from my father's place? ”

Yutai Qihong sighed softly, she wanted to stay with her to eat these snacks, Shuangying loves sweetness, no matter how greasy she is, she can't be too tired, so she told the cook to put more sugar, and she can't, she is afraid that she will vomit out if she eats too sweet and greasy halfway, and has a headache: "Only Brother Wang and Sister Buli are too busy." ”

Only the father and the step-away? Lonely men and widows are in the same room, what must not happen? Tantai Shuangying shook her head violently, hurriedly pushed Tantai Qihong out of the door, and said as she pushed: "Auntie, go quickly, don't worry about me, these vegetables Shuangying will eat obediently!" ”

Tantai Qihong didn't go to find Tantai Wenyu, turned around and went to the Purple Hall to find Tantai Aojiao, stepped in with her front foot, and her cautious third brother sealed the enchantment with her back foot.

Before he shook his head and sighed, he was attracted by the smell of burnt food in the cold wind.

Yutai Qihong sniffed the smell and thought about what they were roasting, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Qu Xuzhuo eating roasted taro wrapped in a handkerchief.

Qu Xuzhuo greeted: "Qihong, I'm waiting for you, come and eat together!" ”

Yutai Qihong sat opposite the two of them, carefully peeled the taro, and tried to say: "Third sister-in-law, I know that what you did at the banquet was kind, but sometimes your kindness may harm yourself. ”

"We suspect that the woman who made the bad has some connection with the Protoss. ”

He peeled the taro and dipped it in some sugar and handed it to Qu Xuzhuo, Qu Xuzhuo took it and took a bite, and said: "I found that the thing that Yingmei made bad at the banquet was an invisible centipede, and this kind of centipede was only in contact with Prince Shaoxi, and she was not a person from the master, so it was very likely that it was Prince Shaoxi's person." ”

Yutai Qihong was stunned for a moment, if all this is true, with Brother Wang's wisdom, he must have already discovered that it is indeed Brother Wang's style to calculate obediently and behind his back.

Yutai said lightly: "It's a disaster for that woman to stay, and I will find someone to solve it." ”

Qu Xuzhuo covered his hand and said, "If there is a first, there will be a second, so it's better to wait and see what it becomes." ”

"One more thing." Yutai Qihong lowered her eyes, slowly raised her eyes again, and said: "What Shuang Ying did, I will compensate you on her behalf, I have trained her, she will not do this kind of thing again in the future." ”

Qu Xuzhuo wanted to say that it was not in the way, the child was just having a temper, and it would be good if the misunderstanding was resolved. Tantai Aojiao raised his hand to stop her words, and said to Tantai Qihong: "You go back and tell me, I don't care about others, but don't touch my bottom line!" ”

Yutai Qihong frowned and said: "Although she is a child, she is not ignorant of proportion. Even if the third brother is cautious, he can't distinguish between friend and foe. ”

Tantai was expressionless, but his eyes were a little more cold, and he asked, "This is your attitude of apology?!" ”

Yutai Qihong was stunned, his expression was stunned, and he was puzzled: "Third brother, I don't understand, aren't we a family?" Why are you always hostile to me? ”

She thought about it for a moment, after all, they hadn't seen each other since they were children, and it was normal to be hostile, so there was nothing to complain about.

The scene was at an impasse, and Tai Qihong regretted saying those words a little, and lowered his head and peeled his taro scalp and didn't dare to look at the expressions of the two.

Until Qu Xuzhuo gave a gentle burp.

Tantai took the taro in Qu Xuzhuo's hand and said, "If you can't eat it, give it to me, and make the rest for you tomorrow." ”

Tangtai Qihong watched as Tangtai Aojiao took the taro that Qu Xuzhuo had bitten and ate it, trying to relieve the embarrassment, and said, "You guys have a really good relationship." But she began to ponder the words of the arrogant Tai, and the more she pondered, the more wrong she became, her eyes widened, and she pointed at him for a long time and couldn't speak, and squeezed out a sentence: "You...... Anything?! ”

There is such a brother whose magic is taller than her, looks better than her, and even cooks a little bit older than her, as a woman, as the princess of the Shantai clan, Tangtai Qihong feels that she is a failure.

"I'll come back to see you another day." When she got up to leave, and when she walked to the door of the Purple Palace, she found that it was getting late, and the black clouds and black clouds made her mood more and more dull.

She had just stepped out of the threshold when she was stopped by a voice.

"Qihong Wang Ji stays!"

It's a gratitude.

Yutai Qihong frowned and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhien walked up to her and said, "Qihong Wang Ji should not be remembered. ”

Yutai Qihong said lightly: "Why do I have to keep it in mind? The goddess of the left and right songs is the one who accompanies her for a lifetime, although I am his sister of the same person, but sooner or later I will have to get married, and the sister who marries out will spill the water. ”

Zhien was stunned, puzzled and helpless: "Wang Ji, the maid didn't say anything......

Yutai Qihong was puzzled: "What do you want to say?" ”

Zhi'en was amused in his heart, Qihong Wang Ji looked serious, but in fact she was very cute, and said: "Wang Ji, do you know that in the past thousand years, Prince Shaoxi will send a guard to assassinate the third prince every year or even every month, but those guards are no match for the third prince, not only do the gains outweigh the losses, but they also lose their lives under the sword of the third prince." ”

No wonder the anger is so heavy, and it doesn't matter if you kill more people. Tantai Qihong thought of something again, and said, "No, hasn't the third brother been sealed in the Qiankun Cave all the time?" How did he resist? How to kill someone? ”

Zhien was puzzled: "Don't Wang Ji remember this?" My sister and the third son have known and fallen in love since childhood. You've visited the Protoss too! ”

"Me?!" Yutai Qihong shook her head, she tried to remember the events of her childhood countless times, but every time she tried to remember some bits and pieces, her head would explode with pain. She knew she was memory loss, but she didn't know which part was missing.

Zhien sighed: "I don't know why Wang Ji forgot this, but Wang Ji should know that it is taboo for gods and demons to fall in love, and Prince Shaoxi already has a grudge against the third son, and he even used this to make a big fuss to seal the third prince in the Qiankun Cave, and my sister released the third prince by mistake." ”

Yutai Qihong fell into deep thought, indeed, in an environment where he was killed without killing, how could he ask him to trust anyone other than Qu Xuzhuo defenselessly? How can you be so selfish?!

Zhi'en said: "The servant told Wang Ji everything today, and I hope that Wang Ji will not spread it, even if it is the king, you can't!" ”

Yutai Qihong nodded and said, "I understand." Even if she didn't say it, she knew that this matter should not be spread, especially to Brother Wang.

She has always suspected that the erasure of memories is related to Brother Wang's Tai Wenyu.