XXXII. In the night

Although there are many inconveniences in participating in the palace banquet, it is because the officials and wives are used to enjoying it, in fact, the palace banquet is still very well prepared.

It's an imperial city after all.

For example, the female scrolls have enough palace maids to serve, there are gorgeous and comfortable changing places, the lights are bright, the fragrance is quiet, and the stove is warm, and many women will come here to rest and laugh with the sisters who know each other by changing their clothes.

"The young lady of the Lu family said that it would be convenient, so I took her here."

A palace maid said a little nervously, pointing to the palace where the clothes were changing in front of her, and then looking at Zhu Chuan standing in front of her.

Zhu Chuan's face was dark and dull, and he looked scary.

At that time, he found that there was no one in his sight, so he immediately rushed over, fortunately, there were many palace maids at the palace banquet, and no one could disappear flatly.

The palace maid was really afraid of the Du Judge, so she personally brought Zhu Chuan over, and went to find the palace maid here to ask if there was such and such a young lady who had entered.

"The young lady who wore only one pearl?"

"It's here, it's inside."

That young lady is different from other young ladies, the ornament is simple and only a pearl hairpin, but for the palace maids, that pearl is worth a lot of money, and only the ladies in the palace can have it, so the impression is deep.

Zhu Chuan's face softened slightly, it was convenient to go, he pouted, who let her eat so much and drink so much, she didn't stop when she sat down, why was she so greedy, and she was also in the Inspectorate Division, and she ate it all every time.

Don't you dare to say anything about her?

Don't know what the occasion is?

Okay, the surname Lu didn't dare to say it, he said, he just stood here and waited.

Seeing Zhu Chuan standing aside and not moving, the palace maids looked at each other, nervous and curious, who is that young lady? actually asked Zhu Chuan, who was the Metropolitan Inspectorate, to chase after him in person.

The low laughter of the women sounded here, mixed with "Go back, Lu Sangongzi has been invited to compose a poem." "You can't miss it." A group of women walked out, their dresses fluttering together.

The Imperial City Banquet also sounded loud and applauded, overshadowing the drum music and dancing.

Zhu Chuan pouted again, because he was good-looking, was that Lu San Gongzi so good-looking? It's better to look better than the governor.

If the governor can write poetry, everyone will definitely be sought after.

Well, does the Governor write poetry?

He remembered that when Du Du was young, he practiced martial arts diligently, and also read and wrote, and General Liang said that the eighth prince should be both civil and military.

Zhu Chuan couldn't help laughing, the eighth prince .....

The thought flashed, and he shivered again, shook his head, and shook his head.

Childe warned himself that there was no more of the past, and he was not allowed to think about the past again.

He exhaled and stamped his feet, which were a little sore.....

Well?

Sore feet? How long has he been standing?

Wrong!

Zhu Chuan stood up straight, only to feel that the cold wind came in from his feet and neck, and instantly spread throughout his body.

He raised his feet and rushed towards the temple in front of him, and the hall was instantly filled with women's exclamations.

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High in the imperial city, the young man wearing a cyan official robe held up a glass lantern, the lantern was reflected on his face, he smiled slightly, at that moment, all the lights seemed to be condensed on him, and all the lanterns were dimmed.

"Lu Hanlin has been given a glass lamp by His Majesty."

With the long announcement of the chamberlain, there was a cheer at the banquet, and unlike the previous ones, this time the voices of the women were the loudest.

Seeing that Lu Yizhi was so popular, the emperor smiled and deliberately left him to sit beside him, and the little princess also ran over from the concubine, discussing poetry with him in a crisp voice, and the palace maids also lingered around him by pouring wine and sending fruit plates.

"It's good to be young." Several old ministers also joked.

"Wrong, it's good to look good." Another old minister said with a smile.

"You can't stand here even if you look good." There are even more old ministers who said.

Lu Sangongzi is a real talent, young and talented, shining, and impeccable.

Lu Yizhi could feel the gaze gathered on his body, and he accepted the discussion around him calmly, and he was upright and didn't look at it, but there was a sight in the corner of the wall that was a little strange.

Lu Yizhi turned his head to look over, and saw a person standing in the corner where the lanterns could not shine, as if he was integrated with the night, but he could not be ignored, his face was covered with a layer of soft light, and the robe on his body was shining with a little golden light.

Huo Lian.

Lu Yizhi retracted his gaze, Huo Dudu could look at whoever he wanted, and it was not strange to see anyone.

"Lord Lu." The queen turned her head from the front and asked with a smile, "A-Qing has something to do today, did you come alone?" ”

Lu Yizhi hurriedly said: "With my sister at home." ”

The queen smiled and said, "Do you want her to come too?" Miss Xiahou didn't come either, so there was no one to accompany her. ”

Lu Yizhi hurriedly thanked him: "The courtiers are timid, and they have no fame, no rank, and they can't come to the king according to the rules." ”

The queen smiled: "Lord Lu is really upright. ”

How many people have this opportunity and can't wait to carry the whole family.

She glanced at the emperor and said, "Only when there are rules can we become a circle, and Lu Hanlin, who was appointed by His Majesty, really has both ability and political integrity." ”

The emperor just didn't hear it, so he asked the little princess to come over and sit in his arms, pointing ahead: "Are the lanterns good?" Take a good look at the lights, don't lose sight of one or the other. ”

The little princess didn't understand, but it didn't stop her from nodding happily.

The corners of the queen's mouth sank and she continued to look at the lights.

The discord between the emperor and the queen here, the people around him just didn't see it, Huo Lian also retracted his gaze and turned around, because Zhu Chuan came up.

"Governor." Under the flickering lanterns, Zhu Chuan's face turned pale, and his voice was like a mosquito and fly, "She's gone." ”

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A gust of night wind swirled, the lanterns swayed, and it seemed that there was a cold line of sight looking over, Lu Yi subconsciously looked at the corner of the wall, and Huo Lian, who was standing there, was gone.

The figure swayed, and a janissary came to hold up a curtain for the emperor.

"Lord Lu." Another janissary came up to him and said, "It's windy, we'll set up a tent for you." ”

Lu Yizhi was a little surprised, and was busy saying no, but the guards were not asking for his opinion, and four guards had already pulled up the curtain and surrounded him.

Is this how the emperor is treated?

Lu Yizhi's hand holding the teacup paused slightly and said thank you.

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"I've searched all over the women's room."

Zhu Chuan whispered, with fine sweat on his forehead.

As for how much panic he caused when he rushed into the place where the woman was, there is no need to mention it, and it was already the mercy of the Metropolitan Prosecutor that he did not lock up all the women present at the time.

"I've also looked for the man."

But there was no sign of the woman.

"This madman, do you think the imperial city is our chief judge, and go around casually?"

"Governor, do you want to move all the guards?"

In that case, find the whereabouts of this woman and kill her on the spot.

Huo Lian looked back, the little princess didn't know what she said, and the emperor laughed heartily.

"Don't alarm Your Majesty, today is the time for Your Majesty to be happy." He said, looking around at the bright lights, "Let the guards guard the checkpoint, let our people, look around, and don't alarm anyone else." ”

Zhu Chuan responded, gritted his teeth and pressed the knife to scatter around the imperial city.

Huo Lian stood in place for a moment, looked around and thought for a moment, and then looked in one direction after a while.

The whole imperial city palace is brightly lit, the banquet is lively, the banquet is also lively outside, the white jade railing arch bridge is crystal clear, and the inner imperial river is also dotted with lanterns, sparkling.

On the Inner Yuhe Bridge, a team of men, women, children, and maids who are convenient to leave the table come and go.

"I'm scared to death, just now the people from the Metropolitan Inspectorate rushed into the clean room....."

"Don't be afraid, they are not disciples, there must be thieves to arrest."

"Yi, isn't that more scary?"

The women who stepped on the bridge deck spoke in a low voice, and suddenly there was a boo, and the sound of talking stopped, and the women's footsteps couldn't help but stop, looking at the men walking in front of them.

"It's Huo ....."

"Shhhh

Huo Lian stepped on the bridge, followed by two guards, Huo Lian did not look at these women, but turned his head sideways to talk to the guards.

At this time, a team of palace maids also came up, holding various utensils in their hands.

The bridge deck was suddenly a little crowded.

The ladies hurriedly avoided to the right, and although the palace ladies kept their heads down, they keenly avoided to the left to make room for the middle.

The two sides each took more cautious steps and confronted the Hodudo.

A woman couldn't help but look up.

"It's really beautiful." She whispered to her companions, "No wonder when I entered Beijing, some women fainted." ”

Although she didn't mention her name, everyone on both sides knew who she was talking about, and they were so frightened that they pinched her arm.

"Don't mess around." "You can faint even if you look at it now." "Scare you!"

Huo Lian didn't care about the women's whispers, and only spoke to the guards: "Don't be afraid of offending anyone, if you don't follow the rules and make a lot of noise, you will take it all, no matter what your identity is." ”

Again, the Praetorian guards answered.

Huo Lian looked ahead, and did not squint at the palace maids and ladies who were walking on both sides.

But I don't know if it's because the bridge is uneven, or if there are too many things in my hand, or if I'm a little nervous, a palace maid walking at the end of the queue on the left suddenly shook her figure.

The next moment there seemed to be a strong wind sweeping, and with a pop, the man fell into the inner river under the bridge.

The ladies and maids on the bridge were stunned, and before they could react, their eyes fluttered and there was a pop, and someone jumped into the inner river.

"Overboardβ€”"

The shouts on the bridge deck immediately rang out, and the noise dispersed.

The girl who was amazed by Huo Lian's beauty covered her mouth.

Although she turned her head in a hurry, it did not prevent her from seeing the last figure at a glance.

Hodudu!

Huo Dudu has fallen overboard!