Chapter 32

Lou Xiyue saw Qingshuang's puzzled gaze, and immediately realized that she seemed to have made a slip of the tongue.She immediately said: "It's nothing, I'm just curious about the prince's rejection of Miss Yan, that's why I asked this question."

She put the invitation back on the table and asked: "Yunzhi, what is the 'Flower Moon Banquet' mentioned in this invitation? Is there any precedent for it in the past? Who was invited, do you know?"

Yunzhi replied: "The Flower Moon Banquet is an annual begging festival for noble ladies in the capital, that is, a banquet held on July [-]. Every year, the Flower Moon Banquet is held by Princess Anning. The women of the family are all invited."

Qingshuang also asked: "Since the Huayue Banquet is hosted by the princess of the dynasty, why is Miss Yan the one who sent the invitation?"

Yunzhi took it for granted, "Because Ms. Yan's elder brother is Princess Anning's son-in-law, it's only reasonable for her to send this invitation."

"So that's how it is." Lou Xiyue understood: "So this 'Flower Moon Banquet' is a feast for noble ladies in the capital. Only those who are invited to participate in the Flower Moon Banquet can get the approval of those noble ladies?"

Yunzhi: "Your Majesty, Bingxue is smart, that's what the so-called Flower Moon Banquet means. Just think about it, what an honor it would be to be able to sing poems and have fun with so many young ladies from Gongsun Wanghou's family at the Flower Moon Banquet!"

Glory?
Lou Xiyue didn't feel anything special in her heart.

She thought that the rich and powerful in the capital used the taxes donated by the people to have fun, and she felt that those high and powerful people were nothing more than the same.

They just rely on their good backgrounds, so they can enjoy life wantonly.If there is no power of the family, they don't know what to do.

But what Qingshuang thought was obviously very different from theirs.She was even a little worried: "Miss Yan has a close relationship with Princess Anning, and Miss Yan has that kind of relationship with the prince. Could it be a grand banquet when the invitation is sent now?"

She looked at Lou Xiyue worriedly, and said: "Will Miss Yan be unfavorable to you at the Flower Moon Banquet? Or, Miss, why don't you go?"

It is impossible not to go to the Flower Moon Banquet.

Lou Xiyue did not forget the purpose of her trip to the capital - she came to track down the murderer who killed the family, and the murderer was the person who left his name in the tea hall.

To find out the other party's details, she must go to the Fragrant Tea House to find out.

Right now, she is just in need of a reason to go out of Xuanping Palace.

The Flower Moon Banquet is the best opportunity to go out right now.

So she went to book this banquet.

So Lou Xiyue said: "I didn't ask the prince to reject him back then, why did she make things difficult for me? Besides, at the Flower Moon Banquet, everyone is watching, if she wants to be against me, she won't play dirty tricks in front of everyone. Don't worry about it."

Hearing what Lou Xiyue said, Qingshuang also felt that she was thinking too much.She smiled and said, "Look at me, I must be too tired these days to have such negative thoughts, miss, don't take it to heart—"

Qingshuang said again: "But since Miss is going to the Flower Moon Banquet, what preparations do I need to make in advance?"

Lou Xiyue thought to herself, that's just a gathering of ladies from aristocratic families, what preparations do I need?Is it okay for people to go?
She didn't quite understand the rules of those banquets, so she said, "You can figure it out."

Qingshuang nodded and said: "Yes, I will arrange it now."

Lou Xiyue didn't care about Qingshuang's arrangement, she only cared about how to sneak into the Fragrant Tea House on Qiqiao Festival without anyone noticing.

While sipping tea, she was lost in thought looking at the yard outside the window.

Suddenly, the figure of a young woman broke into the field of vision.

Cai Sang was excitedly cutting flower branches in the yard, and murmured: "The roses in the palace are blooming prosperously and beautifully. I'll cut some back and put them in a vase. Miss will definitely like it!"

Lou Xiyue watched her shuttle back and forth among the flowers with scissors, and suddenly realized that Cai Sang's figure was actually somewhat similar to her.

Although Cai Sang is only thirteen or fourteen years old, she is not short in stature, and is even considered very tall among girls of the same age.

Coupled with the fact that he has been well fed and fed during this period of time, he is no longer as thin as when we first met.

If you don't look carefully, just looking at the back, you can easily mistake her for Lou Xiyue herself.

Thinking of this, Lou Xiyue already had a clear plan in mind.The corners of her mouth were slightly curved, and then she beckoned to Caisang: "Caisang, come here, I have something to tell you."

*
After Fu Guan came back from the palace, he stayed in the study all the time, and he never went out during the period, and only the people in the small kitchen brought lunch on the way.

Xuan Yi handed all the collected letters to Fu Guan, and said: "Master, this is all the information I can find about Ban Xiyu. From the day she was born to the day she married into the palace, what happened in the past 17 years , without any omissions, it’s all written here.”

He wondered: "However, sir, didn't we secretly investigate her before, why do we need such detailed clues? Is there really something wrong with the new princess?"

Xuan Miao waited on Fu Guan's pen and ink: "If there is nothing wrong with the new princess, I won't let you investigate any more clues. Brother, go out for a while and see the world, why are you still so stupid?"

Xuan Yi: "You can shut up, and you can save a piece of meat if you don't hurt me!"

Xuan Miao said "Oh" expressionlessly: "There will indeed be a piece of meat missing."

Xuan Yi: "You!—"

Xuan Miao: "Don't say a few words, don't you think you are very noisy? You have already disturbed the prince."

Xuan Yi: "..." Damn it, why wasn't he the one who was born a few years earlier?Otherwise, he should be the one who overwhelms Xuan Miao now!
Fu Guan looked down at the thick stack of letter paper in his hand, and said without raising his head, "You two, if you want to argue, go out."

This time Xuanmiao and Xuanyi fell silent at the same time.

At this moment, Fu Guan could not help frowning as he watched the ink marks line after line on the paper.

Xuan Miao asked, "But the news is wrong?"

Fu Guan shook his head: "No, on the contrary, these clues seem to be flawless, and even correspond to Ban Xiyu's life experience one by one."

Xuan Yi said: "Isn't that just right?"

"But the characters depicted by these clues are just the rumored Ban Xiyu, not Ban Xiyu who just entered the palace." Fu Guan said: "The people we have seen are completely different from those described by these clues. .”

He has eyes, so he can naturally see that on the wedding night, every move of "Ban Xiyu" reveals weirdness.

Fu Guan knew very well that there were many secrets hidden in that woman.

It was precisely to find out the bride's secret that he asked Xuan Yi to investigate again.

Hearing what Fu Guan said, Xuan Yi felt even more strange: "But she was indeed sent by the Ban's family's wedding team, and her appearance was exactly the same as the one in the portrait. She would not be the Miss Ban who was sent to the capital. Is it a counterfeit?"

Xuan Miao speculated: "Perhaps, it's because she usually shows her face in a disguise, that's why she seems inconsistent?"

Xuan Yi guessed nonchalantly: "It is also possible that there are two opposite souls hidden in the body of the new princess, so she shows two completely different personalities. Well, it is not impossible if you think about it."

Xuan Miao: "...You should stop talking." He said: "By the way, Lord, just now someone came to Princess Anning's residence and sent you an invitation."

Fu Guan: "What invitation? Here."

Xuan Yi looked over curiously, and then said in amazement: "Flower Moon Banquet? Isn't that the banquet hosted by Princess An Ning on the Qiqiao Festival? She never invites men to attend, why did she send the invitation to Grandpa this year?" ?”

(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like