When they arrived at the inn, the waiter immediately greeted them enthusiastically. The shopkeeper's sharp eyes caught sight of the waiter just now. Then he looked at the way Mu Qingyan and the others were dressed, and they brought so many entourages with them. At first glance, they were no ordinary people.
"Dear guest, I'm sorry to hear you come from afar. I wonder what you would like to eat."
Naturally, there was no need for Mu Xuan and the others to speak at this time. The young man from before cleared his throat and said, "My young master has been tired from traveling all the way and is a little tired now."
The shopkeeper immediately understood, and his attitude was very respectful. He nodded and bowed and said: "Then please go upstairs to rest for a while, and quickly take the distinguished guests up."
The waiter nodded quickly, "Everyone, please——"
Mu Qingyan nodded and followed upstairs.
The shopkeeper behind him looked at the people and was very excited. This time he was going to make a lot of money!
"Shopkeeper, who are they? They look unfamiliar." asked a man who came often.
The people nearby also pricked up their ears and listened.
"Based on my many years of experience, they must be from the capital." The shopkeeper rubbed his hands and looked at the noble air of those people.
The other guests nodded in agreement, "The four in the lead are two pairs of brothers and sisters, they all look alike."
"Boy, you are observing very carefully. Be careful if others find out and cause trouble for you."
"How dare I? I just took a second look. There has never been such a good-looking person in our town."
As soon as these words came out, everyone agreed. The shopkeeper glanced at them and said, "Eat your food, don't scare away my distinguished guests."
After saying that, he went to the kitchen. He had to give the cook a good warning to be more careful when cooking.
Upstairs, Mu Feng, who heard their discussion, sneered, "Some ignorant people."
His voice was loud, and Fuling turned around and said, "Second brother, you have a very poisonous mouth."
Mu Feng shrugged, he was just telling the truth.
He bumped into Mu Yan beside him, "What I said is right."
There was only silence in response to him, and Mu Yan pursed his lips. The prince and the young lady were already eye-catching, but this time they came out with people like them, which really attracted a lot of attention.
The four of them all looked at the rooms. They were indeed good-looking rooms. Mu Qingyan looked back at Mu Ling and the others, "We are all tired. You don't have to wait on us anymore. Go back to your room and rest. Fenxiang and Mu Qi stay here."
Will suffice."
Fu Ling and Mu Ling looked at each other, then nodded at the same time, and Mu Yan and Mu Feng also retreated.
Seeing this, Jiang Xingge also asked others to go back to their rooms.
They are all ordinary rooms, and most of them are two people sharing a room.
"Qing Yan, I'm going to your room. You sleep with me tonight." Jiang Xingge immediately came over and hugged her hand, as if she wouldn't let go if she didn't agree.
Jiang Xingsheng twitched his lips and silently looked away.
Mu Qingyan had no choice but to ask, "Can I refuse you?" On such a hot day, if two people have to sleep together, it might not be hot enough.
"No!" Jiang Xingge was very decisive. Anyway, she was going to sleep with Qing Yan tonight. It was rare for her to come out and play for so long. She still wanted to take Qing Yan and whisper together.
Mu Qingyan sighed softly, "Cousin, it's a hot day, aren't you afraid of being suffocated to death?" Besides, the bed in the inn is not that big, so it must be crowded for two people.
Who would have thought that Jiang Xingge wouldn't be able to get enough of him, "In the worst case, I'll sleep under the bed, and you'll sleep on the bed!"
"……"you win.
Seeing that his sister didn't think much about it, but Jiang Xingge was still chasing after her, Mu Xuan frowned and was about to speak, Jiang Xingsheng sensed something was wrong and immediately said: "Let's go, let us two brothers have a drink. I don't know what kind of people are in this town."
How does the wine taste?"
After saying that, Mu Xuan dragged him away without waiting for a reply.
Mu Xuan pursed his lips, but did not refuse.
Jiang Xingge looked back at their departing figures, slightly curling her lips. Her brother had finally done something satisfactory.
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At the same time, in the palace, the queen was inspecting the preparation progress of the palace banquet. Tonight's palace banquet was considered grand. The Holy Emperor would invite various ministers to consolidate his position and suppress a group of disobedient people.
Therefore, there must be no mistakes.
"Mother."
When she heard someone calling her, the queen turned around and saw Bailirou walking towards her.
"These are the rice dumplings my daughter made specially for the queen. The queen must try it." Bailirou bowed and saw the queen nodded before she stood up and said, and the maid next to her immediately handed the things over.
The queen was a little surprised, she actually made rice dumplings with her own hands?
She turned back and motioned to the nanny beside her, who immediately stepped forward and took the rice dumplings with a smile, "The princess is so thoughtful that she even made them for the empress herself. The princess is a rich person, so this kind of thing can be left to the imperial kitchen."
"The ones you make are always special." Bailirou replied, with a slight smile on her face, which made people feel very comfortable.
She glanced at the busy maids and eunuchs, then looked back at the queen, "Thank you for your hard work, queen."
The Queen shook her head and replied with a smile: "This is what I should do. I cannot betray the trust of the Holy One. Why are you here?"
Could it be that she came to plead for Concubine Rong to allow her to attend the banquet? The queen's eyes flashed slightly.
After all, I made the rice dumplings with my own hands, and my hands were short when holding them.
Bailirou lives up to her name, and her words are indeed very gentle, "I thought my mother couldn't take care of her, so I came to see if there is anyone who can help."
She didn't mention anything about Concubine Rong, which made the queen very satisfied, and her attitude became much better, as if she were treating her own daughter, "It's all the palace maids who are doing it, I'm just supervising, and there will be Concubine Xiao Shu in a while."
I'm helping you, so don't worry about it, just go and have fun."
Bailirou didn't insist and nodded obediently, "Rou'er excuses himself."
The queen nodded and watched her leave.
After she was completely out of sight, the queen looked at the basket placed on the table.
Grandma opened the basket and showed the rice dumplings inside for the queen to look at, "My dear, you see how unique the bag is."
The queen looked at the rice dumplings, and indeed, they were tied up with colorful ropes. It seemed that they were made by her own hands.
Mammy continued: "The temperaments of these three princesses and King Qi are really very different. They were both born from the same mother and concubine, but the way the three princesses behave is more like you, the empress."
"Like me?" The queen couldn't help but laugh, why is she just like her? If Concubine Rong heard this, she would probably get very angry.
Mammy lowered her voice, "You see, the third princess's personality is similar to yours, but it's a pity that Concubine Rong doesn't know the blessings. Your Majesty still remembers that Concubine Rong punished the third princess by grounding her for praying to the king."
King Qi was insidious and a bit arrogant, but he looked very much like Concubine Rong, who was pampered and arrogant.
The queen nodded, she knew about this, but she didn't know why.
She spoke: "Later, the Holy Spirit suddenly banned her feet."
When she heard the news, her first reaction was surprise, because Concubine Rong had been favored for many years, and if she hadn't had an excellent prince, she would have been the one to blame.