frightfiction Chapter 55: The Fifth Palace Banquet on the First Month of the Lunar Month
Chapter 55: The Fifth Palace Banquet on the First Month of the Lunar Month
The Queen had been in a bad mood recently because of the matter between Xiao Yun and Lin Can, and she had to pave the way for Guo Mingyi and Zhao Linger so she had no time to arrange a palace banquet.
Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and we finally find time to arrange a palace banquet.
All the guests invited to the palace banquet were family members, some royal relatives who had not committed any major mistakes and behaved in a low-key manner, as well as Prince Lian, Ouyang Tan and the women in the mansion.
Then there are Qiqige, Lin Can's family, and the only remaining concubines in the harem, Concubine Shu, Concubine De, and Concubine Luo...
A palace banquet attended only by family members began with the sound of stringed instruments.
After resting for a few days, Lin Can's injuries healed a little.
She had thick powder on her face, one hand holding a big flower, the other hand held by Xu Dingcheng, and her mother-in-law, Old Madam Xu, was beside her.
The family of four was having a great time. Qiqige, who was sitting at the top, saw Dahua and a flash of worry appeared in her eyes.
Dahua was a very attentive child. She seemed to sense her aunt's gaze and immediately smiled at her.
Lin Can caught this smile very keenly. She held Dahua's hand tightly. Dahua lowered her head slightly without showing any expression.
On the other side, Concubine Shu, Concubine De and Concubine Luo, who had not left the palace for a long time, just nodded slightly when they saw each other, and were somewhat uncomfortable with such occasions.
After Emperor Mingde, the Empress and the eldest princess arrived, the palace banquet officially began.
Xiao Qianqian sat beside the queen and twisted her body constantly, [Where is my sister Dahua? Where is she? Tongzi, can you see how she has been doing these days? ]
The system replied somewhat unhappily, "Dahua is not doing well. These days, Xu Dingcheng, Lin Can, and Old Madam Xu have been trying hard to teach Dahua how to gain your mother's trust and seek benefits for the Xu family."
Although she was not very close, Dahua still heard Qianqian's thoughts and lowered her head guiltily.
The Queen and Emperor Mingde also looked at each other, with the same mockery in their eyes.
No, Xu Dingcheng thinks they are stupid?
[Ah,] Qianqian was very angry, [How can I get my sister Dahua back to the palace? I don’t want her to stay in the Xu family.]
[Little Princess,] the system said coldly, [Before Xu Dingcheng left, he gave Dahua a sachet. He had someone make it, and told Dahua to lie that she made it herself.]
[Heh, Xu Dingcheng is so funny,] Qian Qian stretched out his hand to grab the meat on the table, but the queen hugged his arm, [Is my sister Dahua an embroiderer? She should be a swordsman.]
The system was helpless. [Yes, didn’t you see that Dahua kept her head down? It was because her parents and grandmother asked her to lie. Aunt Kang thought Xu Dingcheng had poisoned the sachet, but he didn’t.]
The Queen received a report from Nanny Kang early in the morning and knew that Xu Dingcheng would poison her.
It was just that Shunxin Shunyi had to take care of Dahua on weekdays, so she didn't let them focus on Xu Dingcheng.
[Oh, then where did Xu Dingcheng put the poison? ]
The system sighed deeply, [The poison was put on Dahua's clothes. Xu Dingcheng gave Dahua the antidote in advance, so she will be fine for the time being.]
[But as long as your mother smells Dahua's scent, she will immediately fall into a coma, and she will die in her sleep seven days later.]
Xiao Qianqian reached out for the chubby little hand again but stopped. She looked suddenly at Xu Dingcheng, her belly bulging with anger.
[Good job Xu Dingcheng,] she jumped off the chair neatly, [Where is my aunt? Does she know?]
The system was silent. Before the little princess lost her temper, he said helplessly, "She, she knew. She thought that kind of poison would only make people sleepy and not fatal. 】
Xiao Qianqian ran towards Dahua angrily. Prince Lian was surprised to see the little girl twiddling her short legs so fast. "Oh," he couldn't help but praise her. "Our Princess is really gifted. She is not even one year old yet she can run so fast."
[Well,] Xiao Qianqian raised her eyebrows at Prince Lian, [Old Prince, if you are good at talking, please say more. But this princess is a little busy right now, so I will go play with your Seventh Fairy, no, Sixth Fairy later.]
He blinked his right eye at King Lian again, then ran towards Dahua, dived into her arms and overturned the dining table in front of her.
King Lian...
Was he briefly possessed by a demon just now?
The Six Fairies of Prince Lian’s Mansion…
The six girls ignored the palace etiquette and immediately started whispering to each other.
Because of the little princess's disturbance, the queen ordered the palace servants to take Dahua and the little princess away immediately. God knows how scared she was when she saw Qianqian jump into Dahua's arms.
The flowery clothes are poisonous. How could this girl be so reckless?
After Qianqian and Dahua were taken away to change clothes, the queen ordered people to take Xu Dingcheng and Lin Can away as well.
The palace banquet continued, the singing and dancing continued, and the stringed instruments played melodiously.
Finally, Emperor Mingde announced the end of the banquet, and Prince Lian hurriedly led his six granddaughters out of the palace.
On the carriage back home, the six little granddaughters surrounded Prince Lian and asked in a very low voice, "Grandfather, did you hear it?"
The youngest, Xiao Qi, blinked his deer-like eyes and patted his chest.
King Lian looked into the eyes of his granddaughters one by one, then nodded solemnly.
Inside the carriage, the six granddaughters gasped. Prince Lian thought for a moment and said, "I'll keep this to myself."
His Yan'er is still in Xiliang. He can only have hope with Emperor Mingde and the Empress in his Prince Lian's Mansion, so the little princess's thoughts must be kept secret at all times.
"Don't worry, Grandfather," Xiao Niang held her sister's hand, "We can save ourselves the trouble."
Prince Lian looked at Xiao Niang, who would be seventeen in the spring, with complicated eyes. He rubbed his second granddaughter's soft hair lovingly.
The grandfather and granddaughter didn't say anything, but Xiao Niang instantly understood what her grandfather was worried about. She was seventeen years old and it was time for her to get married.
However, because of Sister Yan'er's request to confer the title of Prince Lian's Mansion on the Crown Prince, the noble families in the capital did not dare to say anything openly, but they spoke very badly of the Prince Lian's Mansion in private.
Xiao Niang smiled at Prince Lian and said, "Grandfather, don't worry. I, Xiao Niang, am no worse than my elder sister."
The other granddaughters immediately made jokes to amuse Prince Lian, and soon the old prince's hearty laughter could be heard from the huge carriage in Prince Lian's mansion.
At this time in the side hall of Fengqi Palace, Xu Dingcheng and Lin Can were feeling very unhappy.
The two of them were brought into this side hall by palace servants. There was no charcoal fire in the side hall. The side hall was very large and there was nothing in it except tables and chairs.
The entire side hall was empty and somewhat eerie.
Xu Dingcheng and the other man had been waiting here for a long time. Lin Can's cheeks were stiff from the cold and his whole body was shaking.
Xu Dingcheng glanced at her and wrapped his clothes tighter. "The Queen is your second sister, why does she treat you like this? Alas, you are both daughters of the Lin family, how can she treat you so harshly?"
Lin Can exploded when she heard this. She could no longer bear it and stood up and walked towards the tightly closed door of the side hall. "You slaves are so bold that you dare to leave me in this side hall to suffer. Where is the queen? I want to see the queen."
Lin Can slammed the door of the side hall open, and then she was pulled out of the side hall by a great force.
boom!
The side hall door was slammed shut, and Xu Dingcheng, who was about to curl himself into a ball, was frightened.