Chapter 62: The Banquet

Mo Yunxiao's heart was undoubtedly hot and excited, but she couldn't tell whether she was happy or worried at the moment. fell into a relationship in such a hurry, which she didn't expect. The sweetness of love and the gains and losses of being in others came to her heart almost at the same time, making her panting and chaotic.

She could only walk briskly, and the more she walked, the more urgent she became, and she didn't even notice Coral standing at the door of the house. Coral stood expressionlessly, staring into the distance with a dull gaze, and also didn't notice Mo Yunxiao. The two bumped into each other in the dark night.

"Oops!" They shouted at the same time, and when they looked at each other, they could see who each other was.

"Girl? You ......" Coral was a little overwhelmed, and saluted again and again to make amends: "The little one collided with the girl, and the crime deserves death." ”

Mo Yunxiao hugged her and said, "It's obvious that I bumped into you, so I should make amends to you." ”

"The little ones don't dare." Coral lowered her head, her voice choked, and she looked timid.

Mo Yunxiao frowned slightly, and her sixth sense told her that Coral must have something to hide from herself. So she took Coral by the hand and led her into the house. The lights in the house are bright, but it is necessary to save people to light the lights again.

"Why light the lamp when I'm away." Mo Yunxiao smiled and said to her, "Isn't it good to save some lamp oil." ”

Coral said: "The girl is not here, and the little ones dare not slack off, so that the girl can be reassured by lighting the lamp." ”

Mo Yunxiao smiled, sat down, and said, "You are careful." ”

Coral smiled reluctantly and said, "That's how slaves should be. ”

Mo Yunxiao always held her hand, only to feel that her hand was cold and trembling slightly. So Mo Yunxiao smiled and said, "Sango, you are a good girl." You have taken good care of me today, and I will repay you in the future. If someone bullies you, tell me, and I will stand up for you and uphold justice for you. ”

She thought that her heartfelt words would move the other party to tears, but she didn't expect Coral to be startled, and quickly withdrew her hand from Mo Yunxiao's hand, took a few steps back, and then looked at her with a frightened face.

Mo Yunxiao was also taken aback, she didn't expect Coral to react like this. She didn't know why Coral behaved so unusually. "Coral is very favored in the palace, who has the courage to bully her." Mo Yunxiao thought so.

However, even if Mo Yunxiao wanted to find out, he could see that Coral had a lock in his heart, and he had not found the key to open this lock for the time being.

"If someone bullies you in the future, you must tell me, and I will be angry for you." Mo Yunxiao paused, and then said, "It's late at night, you go to sleep." ”

"The little one will wait for the girl to sleep first." Coral hurriedly said something, and then went out and brought a pot of hot water. She waited for Mo Yunxiao to finish washing, made the bed for her, and watched her lie down before leaving.

Mo Yunxiao didn't stop her, because she knew that serving herself was the way for coral to relieve stress. But when she was lying on the bed, her heart was also mixed. She has too many people to worry about, and she is not at home, how is the business in the store? Did Yunxiang and Yunxi quarrel? Is Chengyu worth relying on? And Sango, what's wrong with her, why is she so wary of herself?

All of this lingered in her mind, and before she knew it, she was falling asleep.

She slept very deeply, as if it was only a blink of an eye, and the voice of the maidservants chirped in her ears: "Girl! Girl! It's time to get up, girl......"

Mo Yunxiao struggled to wake up from her sleep, rubbed her hazy eyes, and gradually saw the person in front of her clearly. The maids gathered around her, some holding towels, some mouthwash and toothbrushes, and some clothes. They all looked at themselves with a relaxed smile and a grin.

Mo Yunxiao was a little strange, why were they so solemn today, was there any large-scale celebration to attend?

Coral suddenly greeted her and said to her, "Girl, the official family is coming to the king's family banquet today. The king's intention was to let the girl accompany him. ”

"Oh?" Mo Yunxiao suddenly remembered that last night Zhao seemed to have said that he would invite Zhao Ji to be a guest today, and talk openly and honestly about the grievances between them. I didn't expect him to move so fast, and what she didn't expect was that she still had to accompany her?

On such an occasion, to meet Zhao Ji in such an capacity, I am afraid that the scene will be extremely embarrassing. It's a shot in the foot

Just when Mo Yunxiao was stunned, Coral urged again: "Girl, why are you in a daze, you haven't gotten up to dress up." Today, the prince can rely on you to save face. ”

"Me? What kind of face can I have. Mo Yunxiao smiled a little weakly.

Coral smiled: "Who doesn't know in Tokyo that our king has asked you to be a princess." You're going to meet the official's family, so naturally everyone has face. ”

"Huh?" Mo Yunxiao's surprise was not trivial, "Everyone in Tokyo knows that the king wants to marry me?" ”

"yes." Coral didn't understand, such good luck was at the head, didn't the girl seem to be very happy?

"People have spread the word that King Jian does not marry the daughter of a famous family, which shows that the heart is not an idle person." A maid interjected: "The women are also talking about it, saying that the Linglong girl is really a blessing, although she was born poor, she has climbed the high branches." Their jealousy is obvious. ”

Mo Yunxiao bit her lip and punched the bed heavily, thinking to herself: "King Jane, King Jian, why is your mouth so fast!" Can't you just keep a low profile? What can I do? ”

"Girl, let's not talk about that, you can get up and freshen up." So surrounded by all the maids, Mo Yunxiao reluctantly got out of bed. Although everyone was grooming her again, it was also orderly.

Some people wiped her face with a wrung hot towel, some brushed her teeth, and some dressed her, coiled her hair, and applied grease powder, as if a big girl was getting married.

Coral brought her a bronze mirror. "Girl, take a picture, it's really beautiful today." She said excitedly.

Mo Yunxiao in the mirror is really outstanding. They gave her the most popular eyebrow makeup in the Northern Song Dynasty. The two willow eyebrows are curved, the eyebrows are a little red, the eyes are dotted with a faint gold powder, the cheeks are coated with a light layer of fat powder, and the blush is also light, almost invisible.

Looking at the headdress, although there is a precious jade hairpin, the most dazzling thing is a lilac azalea. It was a living flower with a few drops of dew on its petals.

Rao is a person like Mo Yunxiao who usually doesn't pay attention to dressing up, and he couldn't help but be happy when he saw himself in the mirror, and he looked at him a few more times.

Coral pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Girl, what do you think?" ”

"Yes, that's good." Mo Yunxiao looked at the coral and saw him smiling, there was no trace of Qi Rong yesterday. This made her even more suspicious, but it was better to be happy than sad, so Mo Yunxiao didn't say anything more.

Coral smiled and said, "Girl, you wait here, and when someone from outside comes to spread the word, let's go out." ”

"Okay." Mo Yunxiao nodded, her heart beating non-stop. She really has a feeling of getting married, although she wants to see Zhao Ji, who is quite related to her, but since Zhao seems to have determined her name, she has nothing to be afraid of. She knew that Zhao Ji had some thoughts about herself, and she could let Zhao Ji die early if she saw her earlier. This idea was decided, and Mo Yunxiao's nervous heart gradually settled down.

They waited like this, and waited for a long, long time, but no one came to pass it. As the sun rises, the sunlight through the window has changed direction. Mo Yunxiao was not in a hurry, but her stomach suddenly "gurgled", which made her quite embarrassed.

"Girl, are you hungry?" Coral asked.

Mo Yunxiao smiled embarrassedly and nodded admittedly: "It's a little." ”

So Coral instructed the maids, "Go and get the date cake." The two maids answered, and hurried away.

Mo Yunxiao smiled and said, "I thought you wouldn't allow me to eat. ”

Coral was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically, "What do you say about this, girl?" ”

"Because it doesn't seem to be in order." Mo Yunxiao said.

Coral covered her mouth and smiled, "What are the rules?" If people see it, it is the rule, and if people don't see it, it is nothing. The girl will make up for it first, and she will be more able to hold on to the banquet later, otherwise the girl will be hungry and eat indiscriminately in front of the official, which will be called unruly. ”

"That's just as well." Mo Yunxiao said.

As she spoke, the maid had already brought the pastry. Mo Yunxiao was not polite, took the plate and ate it. After only two bites, a small servant hurriedly came, knocked on the door and said, "Linglong girl, the king has passed you over." ”

"Coming...... the maids made a mess, and hurriedly took the plate in Mo Yunxiao's hand and the half of the jujube cake. Mo Yunxiao didn't forget to take another bite before handing it over, and scolded in her heart: "Damn Zhao Ji, if you don't come sooner or later, you finally have something to eat at this time!" ”

The maids were tossing and turning again. Some helped Mo Yunxiao wipe her hands, some helped her touch up her makeup, some helped her tidy up her headwear, and some poured water for her to drink, so that she could swallow the bulging snacks in her mouth smoothly.

She gulped several sips of water before she could barely swallow the food. Coral hurriedly brought rouge balm and applied it to her again.

"Alright, let's go." Mo Yunxiao said impatiently. Coral said while helping her apply rouge: "The girl is going to see the official's house, and she can't be sloppy at all." ”

Mo Yunxiao could only press her temperament and ask her to help her apply the rouge well.

At this time, at the door of the living room of the palace, more than 20 soldiers of the forbidden army held sabers in their hands, and their armor was distinct. They were tall and straight, and their faces were neatly arranged on both sides of the gate.

Zhao Ji, who was wearing a swallow suit, strode inside while shaking a fan, and Zhang Di, the attendant of the big guard, was beside him.

Zhao seemed to also take Cheng Yu and walked out from the door, with a smile on his face, and said: "The imperial brother is willing to deign to come to my little palace, which really makes my brother panic and can't win himself." You and I used to have a deep disagreement, and my brother was really worried that the royal brother would not want to appreciate it. ”

Zhao Ji smiled and said: "Back then, Chu and Han fought for hegemony, and Gao Zu still dared to go to the appointment of the Hongmen of Chu Overlord, why don't I want to go to the date of the thirteenth brother?" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Ru's face turned pale, and then he laughed and said, "The imperial brother is still very funny, please hurry up." As he spoke, he gestured for the guests to enter.

Zhao Ji closed the folding fan with a "sigh" and instructed these forbidden soldiers: "I have dinner with my brothers, I don't need to escort them, let's go out." ”

"Whoa!" All the soldiers shouted in unison, the sound shook the roof tiles, and then they turned around in unison, and slowly retreated with neat broken steps.

Seeing such a majestic Praetorian Guard, Zhao Yi and Cheng Yu couldn't help but glance at each other, their eyes full of complicated emotions.

After all the soldiers retreated, Zhao Jicai smiled and took Zhao Yan's hand again, and said: "Now it's not as good as before, there are forbidden troops to follow everywhere the foolish brother goes, hey, no freedom, no freedom!" ”

Zhao Ru's face was pale, one hand was clenched into a fist, but when he was angry, he laughed again, and said: "Since the imperial brother has picked up the burden of the country, he should suffer from this constraint." Brother, I sat on the sidelines and was happy. ”

The two laughed at the same time and entered the lobby hand in hand. As they entered, a series of delicacies were served to the table by the maids. The two sat down, and Cheng Yu and Zhang Di stood behind the two respectively.

Zhao seemed to pour two glasses of wine first, and said with a smile: "Brother Huang has every opportunity, and he can also spare half a day to come to my palace for a gathering, and my brother is grateful." Come, the younger brother first toasts the emperor's brother with a cup and chats about his heart. ”

"The thirteenth brother is too polite." Zhao Ji pursed his lips in the wine cup, suddenly thought about it again, and said: "I heard that the thirteenth brother has recently acquired a beautiful girl, and he has the appearance of Sai Xishi." Why don't you come and meet the foolish brother? If she is really a peerless beauty, the foolish brother will give her the first cup of wine. ”

Zhao Ru smiled: "The imperial brother only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other. This girl is my brother's recent get, but she is not a beauty, my brother wants three books and six ceremonies, and marries her with the gift of a concubine, and she will be the princess of my King Jane. ”

"Oh?" Zhao Ji was interested, but he didn't drink the wine on his lips. He put down the wine cup gently and said, "My thirteenth brother is handsome and talented, and he has read countless women, but no one has ever moved your heart like this. Presumably, this person must be very capable, so please ask her to come out and see her. ”

Zhao Ruhe smiled and said, "In this case, the imperial brother drank the cup of wine of the younger brother first." ”

Zhao Ji shook his head and said, "No, no." Since she is the brother and sister of the foolish brother, this first cup of wine is naturally to honor her. Call her. ”

Zhao seemed to pause for a moment before he said again: "Brother Huang is polite, so it's okay." My brother called her. ”

So Zhao seemed to send someone to pass the word, and after a while, Mo Yunxiao came slowly accompanied by Coral.

Mo Yunxiao was wearing a red silk scarf bandeau on her upper body, a gown embroidered with auspicious clouds and a day on her lower body, a pair of purple gauze flared trousers on her lower body, and a pair of embroidered white-soled shoes under her feet. Because of the long trouser legs, they have always covered the surface of the feet, which well covers the shortcomings of Mo Yunxiao's "heavenly feet".

She lowered her head, slowly walked to the table, saluted Zhao Ji and Zhao Qi respectively, and said softly: "The concubine has seen the official family and King Jian. ”

At this moment, Zhao Ji and Zhang Di were stunned.