Alluring City

"Hahaha, flat body, come and give me a seat." The emperor laughed, seemingly extremely happy.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lan Shenglian and Gu Xiaowu said in unison.

When Gu Xiaowu said the words Lan Qingcheng, Dugu Chen couldn't help but look at her twice more.

He really thought that it would be in such a situation when he heard the word "Qingcheng" again, but it doesn't matter if the name is the same, she is not Cheng'er after all.

"I haven't seen you for 20 years. Sheng Lian has grown so big, but I think it seems like a blink of an eye. These days go by so fast." The emperor greeted with a smile.

"The last time Shenglian came here was only four years old, but now Shenglian is 24 years old, but the emperor still looks as young as 20 years ago!" Lan Shenglian replied with a smile.

Gu Xiaowu rolled her eyes secretly, she really didn't realize that Lan Shenglian was also so good at telling nonsense.

"Hahaha... Shenglian can still speak as she did 20 years ago." The emperor seemed to be quite emotional, "Your brother and sister are exhausted from traveling and traveling, and I think they are already very tired. I will let someone take you to rest for a while. After you have rested, I will cleanse the two of you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." With the words of thanks, Lan Shenglian and Gu Xiaowu bowed again.

"Prince, take Sheng Lian and Miss Lan to rest first." The emperor ordered Dugu Chen again.

"Yes, I obey." Dugu Chen responded, "Mr. Lan, Miss Lan, please follow Gu."

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"Cheng'er, are you tired? Your complexion is so bad." After Dugu Chen left, Lan Shenglian asked Gu Xiaowu.

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, since the two reached an agreement, Lan Shenglian insisted on calling Gu Xiaowu Cheng'er, although Gu Xiaowu also protested, but under Lan Shenglian's insistence, she could only acquiesce .

Gu Xiaowu tore off the veil covering his face, and said angrily: "Lan Shenglian, Mr. Lang, can you stop being so disgusting?"

"Disgusting? Shouldn't I care about my sister?" Lan Shenglian asked with a good-natured smile.

"But I..." Really?She's a real impostor, okay?

"Okay, let's go to rest quickly. Didn't you say you're tired on the way? Go to sleep for a while now, otherwise you might be overwhelmed by the dinner party." Lan Shenglian kindly reminded Gu Xiaowu.

Although he was only four years old when he accompanied his aunt last time, he still remembered everything about the welcome banquet at that time. If he didn't cheer up, most people would not be able to handle it.

In fact, even if Lan Shenglian didn't remind her, she would still be ready to rest.

She has already experienced how troublesome the banquet in the palace is. The last time it was a blind date banquet in disguise, but this time it was an out-and-out blind date banquet. It is impossible for the old emperor to casually let A man who didn't even know his face married his precious son.

Even if the founding emperor had the intention to stay in the Holy Land, it was related to the future of his precious son, and he would definitely make a decision after careful consideration.

About an hour later, a court lady came to wake Gu Xiaowu to get up.

She has always been a light sleeper, so she woke up before the maid came in, but after she put on the veil again, she still pretended to be asleep with her eyes closed.

"Miss Lan, wake up." The maid stood beside the bed, calling Gu Xiaowu softly.

Gu Xiaowu rubbed his eyes, looking like he just woke up.

"I see, you go out first, I'll get up right away."

"Yes, the servant will leave." The two maids blessed themselves and retreated in small steps.

Gu Xiaowu turned over and got off the bed, washed his face with the water prepared by the maids, adjusted his appearance, and then went out.

After going out, she saw that Lan Shenglian was already waiting outside, even Su Wen was there.

Although it was agreed earlier that Su Wen would pretend to be her personal maid, but she actually saw Su Wen in the palace, Gu Xiaowu still felt a little weird.

Because the maids in the palace all smile when they see their master, but Su Wen never smiled.

Although she was used to Su Wen with an expressionless face, the people in the palace were not used to it!She was really worried that such Su Wen would suffer in the palace. It seemed that Su Wen would have to be with her wherever she went in the future, otherwise she would definitely be bullied by those women in the palace.

"Did you sleep well?" Lan Shenglian asked softly.

"Very good, the mattresses in the palace are softer than those on the boat, very comfortable." Gu Xiaowu said bluntly.

She is not the princess and the pea, she can even feel a single pea under a dozen eiderdown quilts.Besides, the mattresses in this palace are the best, so of course she slept very comfortably.

If she could sleep on such a bed for a lifetime, she would be willing, anyway, she didn't have much ambition.

To live an ordinary and happy life is her greatest wish.

"As long as you like it, I'm afraid you won't be used to it!" I thought that with her temperament, she would not like a place like the palace, but it seems that she is quite used to it, so that's fine.

Following the servant who led the way, he turned countless turns and crossed countless bridges, and finally arrived at the dinner party.

In fact, this is also one of the reasons why Gu Xiaowu doesn't like the imperial palace, it's too big, and you can't go anywhere in soft sedan chairs, it's really annoying, there are only so many people living there, but the palace is built so big, I really don't know what the people who built this palace thought.

Just walked to the front of the palace gate, and heard the servant shouting: "Mr. Lan is here, Miss Lan is here."

Gu Xiaowu couldn't help frowning slightly, although he knew early on that the servant's voice sounded scary, but when he really heard it, it was a different feeling.

At this moment, she really sympathized with those who have to endure the harsh voice of these servants every day.

Lan Shenglian would guide Gu Xiaowu to sit in the seats arranged for them by the maid, and then listen to the head waiter announce the start of the dinner.

The palace people filed in with trays in both hands, and the table was quickly filled with delicacies of all kinds.

The emperor sat on the seat directly above, while Duguchen sat opposite to Gu Xiaowu. Except for Duguchen, there were no other princes or princesses in the hall, not even the queen. Those princes who wanted to come to such an occasion Princesses and concubines are not allowed to participate.

"Sheng Lian, Miss Lan, I would like to respect you." The emperor picked up a glass of wine and looked at Lan Shenglian and Gu Xiaowu with a smile.

Lan Shenglian and Gu Xiaowu raised their wine glasses at the same time, and were about to drink the wine in the glasses, but Gu Xiaowu couldn't help showing embarrassment.

She's still wearing a veil, how can she drink that?

Perhaps because she noticed Gu Xiaowu's predicament, Lan Shenglian secretly lifted her veil, then raised her head and drank the wine in the glass.

Gu Xiaowu understood, covered his face with his long sleeves, and drank the wine in the glass like those ladies.

But when she looked down and saw the delicacies on the table, she was stunned again.

When eating vegetables, she can't solve it in the same way, can she?

"It doesn't matter now, take off the veil." When she was in a dilemma, Lan Shenglian's voice came from her ear.

Gu Xiaowu looked at Lan Shenglian in surprise, but saw that he didn't even lift his head, and the emperor and Dugu Chen didn't seem to hear Lan Shenglian's voice.

Only then did Gu Xiaowu recall that there is a kind of kung fu called 'sound transmission into secret' in this era.

She gently took off the veil on the bottom, picked up the chopsticks, and began to eat the vegetables in small bites.

In fact, Gu Xiaowu really wanted to eat vegetables like the people in the Jianghu, but Lan Qingcheng was a lady, it was impossible for her to do this kind of behavior, so she could only bear it.

Only at this time, Gu Xiaowu will regret his decision at that time.

It's okay to pretend for a while, but it is absolutely impossible for her to pretend for a lifetime.

"Sheng Lian, is your father Lingtang still in good health?" the emperor suddenly asked.

"Back to the emperor, my father and mother are still in good health, and they also miss the emperor very much. Before leaving, my father specially asked Sheng Lian to greet you after he enters the palace." Lan Shenglian continued to smile. .

Gu Xiaowu was a little confused, why did the conversation between the emperor and Lan Shenglian sound like a conversation between the elders and the younger generations?

"It's good to be strong." The emperor seemed to be remembering something, and suddenly said: "Sheng Lian, would you like to assist the crown prince?"

Lan Shenglian was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said: "Back to the emperor, Shenglian is used to being idle all her life, and she really doesn't want to be restrained. Besides, Shenglian is ignorant, how can she assist His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Although it was an expected refusal, the emperor couldn't help being a little disappointed.

This child's intelligence and intelligence are by no means inferior to Chen'er, if Chen'er can get his assistance, he will definitely become a wise king in the future.

It's just a pity that he doesn't seem to be interested in officialdom.

"Hahaha...Sheng Lian, do you really not think about it? If you agree to assist the crown prince, I will grant you the right not to obey the rules." The emperor persuaded with some reluctance.

"Your Majesty, it's not that Sheng Lian is unwilling, it's just that Sheng Lian still has her parents to support her, and Sheng Lian really doesn't want to leave her hometown." Lan Shenglian looked quite embarrassed.

Not to mention the imperial decree of the former emperor, even if there is no such thing, he has no intention of officialdom.

Seeing that Lan Shenglian really had no intention of officialdom, the emperor stopped forcing her.

Royal banquets usually have performances such as singing and dancing, just when Gu Xiaowu was wondering why there was no such performance today, he heard music playing in the hall.

Looking up, it turns out that there are already dancers performing.

She was only focused on eating and drinking, but she didn't notice when those dancers walked in.

To Gu Xiaowu's surprise, today's dinner seemed to be just for them to cleanse the dust, neither the emperor nor the crown prince tried to test her.

"Sheng Lian, you stay here. I have something to discuss with you. As for Miss Lan, let the crown prince send her back." After the banquet, the emperor suddenly said.

A strange look flashed across Lan Shenglian's eyes, and she nodded in response.