This question is difficult to answer. Everyone is waiting for Wen Zhiyuan and Lian Zhi's answer.

Wen Zhiyuan stood up first and replied: "Of course, this marriage must be decided by my father."

"But this is your marriage to Princess Wanyang."

"My son is the crown prince of Western Chu. Since he is the prince, the marriage should not be trivial. Since it is my father's suggestion, it must be a decision after much consideration. I will naturally listen to my father's advice." Wen Zhiyuan's answer

Watertight.

Emperor Chu looked at Lian Zhi again: "Princess Wanyang, do you think it's okay?"

Lian Zhi stood up and said, "This princess came to Western Chu with the important responsibility of becoming a bride. It is for the sake of establishing diplomatic relations between Eastern Xia and Western Chu. Since I have come to Western Chu, the marriage will naturally depend on the wishes of the Emperor of Chu."

"I just want to ask about your marriage. Don't be so nervous. Sit down." Emperor Chu asked the two of them to sit down. "Since you don't have any objections, just do as I say. But after all, your wedding is

Regarding the affairs between the two countries, when the time comes, the regent of Eastern Xia will come to Western Chu on behalf of Eastern Xia, which can be regarded as Dongxia’s wish."

Hearing that the regent of Eastern Xia was back, Lian Zhi was distracted for a moment. Why did Fan Ninghuai come here? He could have let someone else come.

The wedding was decided, and the New Year's Eve banquet officially began. The meals were served one after another. Everyone ate the dishes on the table, watched the dancer's performance, and listened to the sound of silk and bamboo, as if this was just an ordinary event.

Just a family dinner.

"Zhiyu, I haven't seen you for a long time. I see that you are much calmer today." Emperor Chu took the initiative to talk to Wen Zhiyu, and Wen Zhiyu immediately replied: "During this period, I have been quietly thinking about my past in the mansion, and then I understood

Despite the good intentions of my father, all my sons and ministers used to do whatever they wanted."

"It's good if you realize your mistake." Emperor Chu continued, "In the future, I will also learn to know Zhiyan and Zhiyuan, do you understand?"

"Eldest brother and third brother have a lot to learn from," Wen Zhiyu replied.

This short conversation was like an episode, but as the queen listened, she couldn't help but hold her hands tightly on her knees. The emperor actually spared Wen Zhiyu so easily.

"Here, please bring Dongzhu up." Emperor Chu ordered. Eunuch Li originally wanted to go by himself, but seeing that the emperor couldn't live without someone, he asked Xiao Quanzi who was standing next to him to go.

Dongzhu was sent to the palace from the Buddhist temple this morning. The queen took care of it, so it was kept in Weiyang Palace first. When the queen came just now, she had someone put Dongzhu in the back hall.

Xiao Quanzi brought Dongzhu up from the back hall. The dancing girls had already dispersed, and a table was placed in the center of the hall. Xiao Quanzi placed the tray covered with red cloth in the center of the table.

"Uncover it." Emperor Chu ordered.

Everyone looked towards the center of the hall. Xiao Quanzi unveiled the red cloth. Everyone was dumbfounded. There was only the pagoda on the tray, and the Dongzhu that was supposed to be placed on the pagoda was missing.

Emperor Chu was furious: "Where is Dongzhu?"

Xiao Quanzi was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "I don't know." The little eunuchs who had just followed Xiao Quanzi to fetch Dongzhu were all so frightened that they knelt on the ground, saying that they were just fetching Dongzhu, and they didn't know why Dongzhu was there.

disappear!

Emperor Chu looked at the Queen: "Queen, Dongzhu was placed in your Weiyang Palace, why did it disappear?"

Luo Xuanran immediately knelt in front of Emperor Chu: "Your Majesty Mingjian, before coming to the Palace of Eternal Life, I checked to see if Dongzhu was still there. Why did it disappear when I arrived at the Palace of Eternal Life from Wuyang Palace?"

"You asked me, and I want to ask you again." Emperor Chu asked angrily, "This is something left by the Queen Mother. You dare to lose it. What else do you take seriously?"

Luo Xuanran was scolded, and she couldn't help crying: "Your Majesty, you are in my heart! This Dongzhu was left by the Queen Mother, and I was very careful. Now that it is lost, it has not happened yet."

After investigating the situation, the emperor said that all the responsibility lies with me, so all my years of hard work have been in vain just because of the emperor's words?"

Emperor Chu also realized that his tone just now was too harsh: "Queen, you should get up first. Find out the situation first. Where is Dongzhu now?"

Luo Xuanran stood up: "I asked Shuhan to escort Dongzhu. Shuhan, please tell me what is strange about going from Wuyang Palace to Changsheng Palace. What if Dongzhu was accidentally lost at that time?

?”

Shuhan knelt down and replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, there are too many places passed by from Wuyang Palace to Changsheng Palace, but after thinking about it, I stopped at one place along the way. At that time, Concubine Shu and the maids in Concubine Xian's Palace seemed

There was a quarrel, which was close to the Yuyang Palace. Su Yue, the maid of Princess Wanyang, came out to stop the two young maids, but unfortunately she did not stop them. The servant thought that today was New Year's Eve and nothing could go wrong, so she stopped and dismissed them.

"

"Concubine Shu, Concubine Xian, Princess Wanyang." Emperor Chu repeated. Concubine Shu stood up first and walked to the center of the hall and replied: "Your Majesty, the loss of this Eastern Pearl has absolutely nothing to do with this concubine."

Concubine Xian also walked to Concubine Shu in a panic: "Your Majesty, Shuhan just met the concubines and other maids in the palace, and it would be too hasty to shirk responsibility."

Shuhan immediately spoke: "I didn't want to shirk the responsibility, I just said something suspicious."

Emperor Chu looked at Lian Zhi: "Princess Wanyang, please make a statement too."

Lian Zhi realized that something was wrong, but she couldn't think too much at this time: "Your Majesty, Wan Yang doesn't know why this Dongzhu disappeared. Shuhan met the maid of Yuyang Palace on the road and it doesn't prove anything."

"In this case, let's search the palace. I hope Princess Wanyang will understand. If it's an ordinary East Pearl, that's all. This one is something left by the Queen Mother. I must find it." Emperor Chu's tone was unacceptable.

rebuttal.

Before Lian Zhi said anything, Concubine Xian spoke first: "Your Majesty, if you want to search the palace of the concubines and others, I will naturally have nothing to say, but there is another place that the emperor has forgotten?"

"where?"

"Weiyang Palace!" Concubine Xian looked at Luo Xuanran, "Anyway, Dongzhu was sent from Weiyang Palace. Since it is missing, shouldn't we also search Weiyang Palace?"

Emperor Chu looked at the queen, and Luo Xuanran immediately replied: "I have nothing to say, I am willing to search the palace."

Emperor Chu sat down again and finally gave the order to search the palace.

"You all should sit down first and wait for the news." Emperor Chu said, and Lian Zhi and others sat back again.

There was silence in the main hall, no one dared to speak at this time.

Lian Zhi felt a little uneasy for the first time. She went out today and took Su Ying and Su Qing with her. Only Su Yue stayed in Yuyang Palace. Originally, she thought that no matter what happened today, she should be in Changsheng Palace, but she didn't expect that Yuyang Palace would instead

It's dangerous.

At this moment, Lian Zhi suddenly felt someone touching the back of her hand. She subconsciously looked to the side and saw Wen Zhiyuan.

The back of Wen Zhiyuan's hand was close to the back of her hand. Then, Wen Zhiyuan stretched out his little finger and gently hooked her little finger. This action told Lian Zhi not to worry, and Lian Zhi's anxious heart was immediately settled.

.

"Princess Wanyang looks a little worried." Wen Miqing suddenly said, "Princess Wanyang must have heard about Dongzhu's New Year's Eve banquet before, and she should be very curious about Dongzhu, right?"

Lian Zhi took back her hand and looked at Wen Miqing, calm and calm as always: "This princess is just worried about whether the Dongzhu can be recovered. I am really curious about the Dongzhu left by the Queen Mother, so naturally I want to take a look.

of."

"Let's see if you can, but don't have any thoughts that you shouldn't have." Wen Miqing's words simply meant that Lian Zhi stole the Dongzhu. "There has never been a case of Dongzhu being lost in the past. This year, Princess Wanyang is the first

What a coincidence that something like this happened while attending a New Year's Eve banquet."

"Princess Miqing doesn't need to give any hints here. Nothing has been found now. Princess Miqing just said these words and seems to be very sure that Dongzhu is Yuyang Palace. This princess is very curious about why? Could it be?

Did Princess Miqing place Dongzhu in Yuyang Palace?"

"Lin Wanyang, what are you talking about? Is this princess setting you up?"

"Since I came to Xichu, Princess Miqing has been targeting me. It's not impossible to use this opportunity to frame me!"

"That's enough." Emperor Chu shouted, "Queen, you raised Mi Qing. Is this how you teach her on weekdays? In front of everyone, she is so ignorant of etiquette. It is in vain that Concubine Rong trusts you so much and is willing to do so.
Chapter completed!