At this time, the servants came to report and were still waiting for Miss Shu Wanwan. Shu Yao was extremely speechless. How long will this wait last? Will the eldest lady get on the sedan chair?
Just as he was thinking about it, Shu Wanwan walked over on lotus steps. Shu Shihuai glanced at her and said impatiently: "You are the only one left, hurry up and get in the car."
At this time, Shu Yao raised her eyelids and looked over. It was okay not to look at it. But when she looked at it, she almost vomited. This guy was dressed up too grandly.
Shu Yao felt that her appearance was a bit exaggerated. She lacked the elegance and elegance that a girl should have. She was too gorgeous and lost the refined temperament that her age should have, and fell into vulgarity.
Feng Chen sat with the coachman and was frightened when he saw her outfit. He sarcastically said in a voice that could only be heard by the coachman:
"The beaded hairpins all over the head make the whole head look like a cactus. There must be half an inch of paint on this face!"
When the horseman next to him heard it, although there were some words he had never heard before, it did not affect his understanding of this sentence.
He suppressed a smile and almost fell off the carriage. Fortunately, Shu Wanwan didn't look this way, otherwise, he would have been hurt.
A line of carriages arrived at the entrance of the palace. The formation was really breathtaking. They were all queuing up to enter the palace!
While waiting in line, Shu Wanwan looked Shu Yao up and down, with a look of disdain in her eyes, and she teased:
"Didn't mother prepare fancy clothes for you? Why are you dressed so shabbily? You are disgracing the Shu family by dressing like this."
Shu Yao heard this and didn't pay much attention to her sarcasm. She straightened her sleeves and sneered:
"You don't earn your shameless appearance by wearing a few fancy clothes. Instead, you are dressed up so grandly today. I am afraid that you will overshadow the ladies in the palace. I don't know if the Shu family's face can be saved.
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After saying that, Shu Yao still gave her a meaningful smile and stepped out of the carriage, "Oh! The air outside is still fresh, but it's too smelly inside the carriage."
Her lazy voice and cool tone reached Shu Wanwan's ears, causing Shu Wanwan's face behind her to turn red in anger.
If Feng Chen sees her, he will definitely say that she is a monkey butt.
Shu Yao walked a few steps, and suddenly her eyes lit up. Not far away, a familiar figure appeared in front of her. She waved to the front and shouted: "Sister Ling!"
Ling Hanjing looked back at the sound, the corners of her lips curled up unconsciously, and she also waved, "Sister Yao'er."
At this time, Shu Wanwan also got off the carriage. She glanced at the long queue at the door and frowned suddenly.
This scene happened to be watched by Ling Hanjing, and a trace of slight ridicule flashed across the corner of his mouth.
"All the daughters of the official family are all dressed up, not to mention how the empresses in the palace strive for beauty. Shu Wanwan, a concubine, makes such a high-profile appearance, doesn't she push herself to the forefront and invite gossip and unnecessary trouble?
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Shu Yao walked to Ling Hanjing's side and followed her gaze.
"Never mind her! I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup she poured into Shu Shihuai. She can come to such an occasion."
Ling Hanjing looked away, smiled, looked at Shu Yao carefully, and couldn't help but praise her:
"Your outfit has neither fancy clothes nor a head full of jewels, so it won't overwhelm the queen in the palace. It is elegant, low-key, fresh and elegant, and looks good."
Shu Yaoqiao laughed, hugged her arm, and said, "Sister, too."
"My dear girl?" A familiar male voice sounded, and the two of them turned around to look, it was His Highness the Third Prince!?
Shu Yao watched his tall figure walking towards her, so she called softly: "Third brother."
Ling Hanjing leaned forward and saluted, "Good morning, Your Highness."
"Yes!" Gong Yunao responded, looking at Shu Yao with soft eyes, and said slowly: "Sister Yao, I will take you into the palace."
When Shu Yao heard this, her heart trembled, and the smile on her lips was obvious: "Oh? Then I don't have to queue up?"
Civil and military officials go through the east side gate, and clan princes go through the west side gate. Only during major dynasties and major festivals, officials enter through the Ye gate respectively according to the east and west gates.
But only the middle doorway could only be passed through by emperors who were as noble as ninety-five, so this road was also called the Jade Road.
Her naughty look made Gong Yunao chuckle, "What kind of line will I and I stand in line for through the west side gate?"
Shu Yao blinked her beautiful eyes at Ling Hanjing and said proudly: "That's right, it's good to have someone like Third Brother to support you."
Her delicate and cute appearance made Gong Yun's proud heart skip a beat, and an unknown feeling slowly surged into his heart.
She looks particularly good-looking today, wearing a light blue long gauze skirt, an ice blue brocade cardigan, and a light blue pearl ribbon wrapped around her waist, making her waist look even more taut.
Her long brocade hair was tied into a semi-circle with a mermaid's tear-studded hairpin, and her elegant face was painted with light makeup, making her look even more cool, noble and elegant.
At this time, Feng Chen sharply noticed Gong Yun'ao appearing in the crowd. He jumped off the carriage and started shouting from afar: "Your Highness, please take me with you too!"
Feng Chen looked helpless, and Gong Yun proudly smiled and said, "Brother Chen, I thought you didn't come, so you should follow me into the palace."
"Then I would like to thank the Third Highness for your kindness." After saying that, Feng Chen glanced at Shu Yao and said provocatively: "The Third Highness is still interesting enough, but someone is not willing to take me with him!"
Shu Yao curled her lips and said deliberately and mischievously: "I didn't say I wouldn't take you! The key is that you don't want to!"
When Feng Chen heard this, he became angry. He hurried to Gong Yun'ao's side and complained:
"Your Highness, you don't know how vicious the boss is. She actually asked me to dress up as a maid or a eunuch. Are you angry?"
When Gong Yunao heard this, he raised his eyebrows and a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes:
"Huh? Not to mention, this is a good idea. I think Brother Chen will look good dressed as a woman with his handsome appearance."
When Feng Chen heard this, his eyebrows stood up in anger, his mouth grinned downward, and he roared:
"Your Highness, you bullied me too. Have you forgotten that we are life and death friends?"
After all, the two of them had a life-long friendship and jumped over a cliff together!
When Gong Yun'ao heard this, he laughed loudly and his brows were relaxed. With his long arms, he pulled Feng Chen, who was a head shorter than him, to his side.
"Don't worry, in this world, except for His Highness and your boss, no one else can bully you."
After listening to this, Feng Chen always felt that something was not right, but he couldn't tell. Was he being involved?!
Ling Han quietly covered her lips and smiled, feeling envious in her heart. The relationship between these three people was so good.
Several people entered the palace chatting and laughing all the way.
Entering the palace, the spectacular sight in front of us made Feng Chen breathtaking.
The red-lacquered door, the double-eaves roof with glazed tiles, and the crescent moon passing through the exquisite turrets cast a hazy yellow light inside the high walls, making this palace mysterious and quiet.
The inner pillars of the main hall are supported by several huge vermilion pillars. Each pillar is engraved with a spiraling and lifelike golden dragon, which is particularly spectacular.
Shu Yao and Ling Hanjing found their seats and sat down respectively. Sandalwood was lit on the platform base and filled with smoke.
Not long after, Shu Shihuai and Shu Wanwan also sat down. At this time, a voice like a male duck suddenly came: "The emperor has arrived."
When everyone looked at it, they all stood up and knelt down. Shu Yao raised her eyes. On the golden lacquered dragon throne in the palace, sat a king who looked down on the world, Emperor Qing.
Qinghuang waved his hand and said solemnly: "Everyone, please sit down! Don't be formal."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone stood up and sat down.
Qinghuang glanced at Gong Yun'ao lovingly and said to everyone in the hall:
"Today is the birthday of my prince, Yun'ao. My prince has turned twenty-four years old. I have invited family members of officials of third rank or above to celebrate his birthday together. I hope that my prince will be happy.
become."
Gong Yun Ao stood up gracefully and bowed his hands in a salute. His words were neither flattering nor condescending, "Thank you, Father. My son is very satisfied. I don't want to be too extravagant and wasteful."
Seeing that he was so polite, Emperor Qing nodded with satisfaction, "As long as the emperor likes it."
However, the princes sitting beside Gong Yunao lowered their eyes, thoughtfully.
I'm afraid this is a debt to Lao San! Want to please Lao San in this way? Just watch! He won't forgive so easily!
At this time, a group of maids lined up neatly and filled each table with eight delicacies, amber wine, jasper glasses, gold-footed bottles, emerald plates...
The guqin is playing and the bells are tinkling.
Listening to the conversation between father and son, Shu Yao felt quite deeply that the father and son were actually quite similar to her. They both lacked fatherly love and were equally cruel and cold-blooded.
However, she didn't expect that today was his birthday. Why had he never mentioned it to her?
What should I do? She didn’t prepare a birthday gift!
At this time, Qinghuang picked up the wine glass, looked down, and solemnly said: "My dear friends, I would like to propose a toast to you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone stood up, picked up their wine glasses and drank down the wine in one gulp.
Afterwards, Ling Min filled up the wine glass in front of him, raised his glass and looked at Gong Yun'ao, who was sitting next to the emperor, to congratulate:
"Your Highness, I wish you all the best and a long and prosperous life."
After one person congratulated him, other ministers raised their glasses to congratulate him. Gong Yunao took the trouble to accept the ministers' blessings one by one.
After the witchcraft case, these courtiers could not figure out the emperor's thoughts.
To this day, the Emperor holds a banquet for His Highness the Third, which shows that the Emperor still loves the Third Highness, which is something that has never happened to other princes.
Whether it was because of their debt to His Highness the Third Highness or to silence the public, they would still act based on the Emperor's attitude and act according to the prevailing circumstances. Flattery had become the foundation of their officialdom.
After a wave of birthday greetings, the second emperor Gong Zeci filled the wine glass with a sinister smile in his eyes.
"Happy birthday, third brother. After all the hardships you endured outside, the pain finally came to an end. Brother Huang will definitely compensate you well."
"Brother Emperor, you're welcome. During my year of wandering among the people, I made you understand a lot of people and things. How can you be reborn from the ashes without some hard work?" He paused for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty.
I still want to thank Brother Huang."
"Oh?" Gong Zeci felt guilty. What was he going to say? Hasn't someone already confessed to that matter? Are there still doubts about him?