The mad concubine of ancient martial arts who traveled through time

Chapter 318
"Sister, stop!" Liu Ying passed by outside the hall, heard the cries of the children, ran in quickly, and protected Ruan Wenfang. "The children are still young, my sister is too strict!" Liu Ying looked at the scars on Ruan Wenfang's body with some distress.

"I want you to care! You are really getting more and more presumptuous, even dare to break into the palace's bedroom without notifying you! Do you think that you can ascend to heaven when that bitch Ruan Zhuqi is back?" Liu Yue sneered, "Up to now, you are still a noble person, and His Majesty doesn't have you in his heart at all!"

"I never thought about what my sister said. I came in only because I heard the cries of the children. Since my sister knows that the eldest princess is back, she should put away those random thoughts. Fang'er is Fang'er, not someone else's shadow "Liu Yue hugged Ruan Wenfang, "Your Majesty is hosting a banquet tonight, and my sister and the children must not be absent. My sister should think about how to explain the scars on Fang'er when His Majesty asks her!"

After finishing speaking, Liu Ying took Ruan Wenfang out.

"Think? How could His Majesty bother Fang'er!" Liu Yue angrily threw the feather duster on the ground heavily.

As night fell, this was the first time since Ruan Wenyong ascended the throne that the palace was brightly lit.The banquet was held in Yixin Garden on the east side of the palace. Ruan Wenyong arrived at the banquet early, and all the officials were present, waiting for Ruan Zhuqi to start the banquet.

Another missed hour!Ruan Wenyong revealed a faint smile, his eyes fixed on the direction of the garden gate.Suddenly a white dress appeared, and the face of the visitor could not be seen clearly under the light.The corners of Ruan Wenyong's eyes were slightly bent downwards, and he thought: "This plain white dress looks a little fairy-like, but it really suits Xu'er!"

When she approached and slowly bowed, Ruan Wenyong looked away without hesitation.It turned out to be Liu Yue, who was dressed so pale on such a good day!Ruan Wenyong frowned slightly.

"The concubine has seen His Majesty!" Seeing that Ruan Wenyong didn't like her very much, Liu Yue quickly pushed Ruan Wenfang beside him.

"Fang'er and my younger brother met the emperor together!" Ruan Wenfang immediately understood what Liu Yue meant.These words still had some effect, Ruan Wenyong turned around and nodded slightly to the mother and son.

The seat on the right of Ruan Wenyong was empty, and Ruan Wenfang took Ruan Wenzan as usual and sat on it.Before the clinker sat still, Ruan Wenyong shouted coldly: "Who told you to sit here? If you don't understand the rules, go back to your mother and concubine!"

Ruan Wenfang was extremely shocked, she had never been reprimanded by Ruan Wenyong in such a crowded place.Seeing that Ruan Wenfang hadn't moved for a long time, Ruan Wenyong gave He Quan a look.

"Princess, please!" He Quan immediately sent Ruan Wenfang back to Liu Yue's side.Liu Yue's face turned red and white, and she barely concealed her embarrassment after taking two sips of wine.

"The eldest princess is here..." He Quan's eyes were sharp, and he saw Ruan Zhuqi in a red dress, and immediately shouted loudly.

A smile appeared on the corner of Ruan Wenyong's mouth, waiting for Ruan Zhuqi to approach slowly.The bright red color sets off Ruan Zhuqi's rosy face, her red phoenix eyes that seem to be smiling but not smiling, and her slightly pouted mouth, there is nothing that does not attract Ruan Wenyong's eyes.

"I've waited for you for so long, and finally I'm here!" Ruan Wenyong's words made everyone feel Ruan Zhuqi's extraordinary presence.

Ruan Zhuqi looked around, there was no single vacant seat in the garden, the only two vacant seats, one was next to Ruan Wenyong, and the other was just as Ruan Zhuqi expected...beside Xuan Shidu.Although the seat next to Ruan Wenyong was undoubtedly reserved for Ruan Zhuqi.

Ruan Zhuqi is now very grateful to Ruan Wenfang for what she did just now, which gave her a good excuse. She said, "Fourth Uncle is serious. He said that he hosted a banquet to entertain the ministers to celebrate Xuer's return to the country. But Fourth Uncle sat together I don't want to keep any of them for Xu'er!"

"Isn't that right?" Ruan Wenyong pointed to the empty seat beside him with his chin.

Ruan Zhuqi frowned, turned her face away, and said, "Fourth uncle, don't you think I didn't see it? Just now two children stepped on it, and fourth uncle wants me to sit on it! I won't do it!" Ruan Zhuqi said Looking at Xuan Shidu, he said with a smile: "I see that there is no one around An Lehou, I wonder if An Lehou can let me sit with An Lehou?"

There was a slight uproar in the four seats, Ruan Wenyong's face darkened instantly, and he stared at Xuan Shidu coldly.Xuan Shidu raised his head and glanced at Ruan Zhuqi, and said with a serious expression: "Forgive me, the eldest princess, Gao Wei and the eldest princess are different in men and women, and I obey my orders!"

Hearing this, Liu Yue raised the corners of her mouth triumphantly, and smiled at the embarrassment on Ruan Zhuqi's face.Ruan Zhuqi was cold for a while, then suddenly laughed a few times, and said: "My Xianbei descendants are not like Han people, and they pay attention to the difference between men and women. I don't mind sharing the table with An Lehou, and An Lehou doesn't have to be too rigid about details!"

After finishing speaking, Ruan Zhuqi didn't give Xuan Shidu any more time to answer, and went straight to Xuan Shidu.

Before Ruan Zhuqi approached, Xuan Shidu stood up abruptly, bowed and saluted, and said, "Princess, don't embarrass Gao Wei anymore! The princess doesn't know the culture of the Han people, but Gao Wei accepts the etiquette and morals of the Han people." Big ones. Men and women are different, you can’t give or take! Please respect yourself, the Eldest Princess!"

"Gao Wei! You!" Ruan Zhuqi was angry, pointing at Gao Wei and about to curse, suddenly there was a "bang" behind him, Ruan Wenyong slapped the table heavily, and all the officials fell to their knees in shock.Xuan Shidu also knelt down with the officials, Ruan Zhuqi couldn't bear it, and looked back at Ruan Wenyong with some resentment.

"Isn't it enough?" Ruan Wenyong said coldly, "Come here!"

"Fourth Uncle..."

"He Quan, replace the eldest princess' mat with a new one!" Ruan Zhuqi stomped in front of Xuan Shidu unwillingly, and returned to Ruan Wenyong's side resentfully under Ruan Wenyong's gaze.

After He Quan replaced Ruan Zhuqi's mat and Ruan Zhuqi sat down, Ruan Wenyong said, "Let's go!"

Except for Xuan Shidu, everyone ate this meal absent-mindedly.The officials of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were very regretful, and they did not find a reason to shirk the banquet today.A whole table of food was put on the table, but few people moved their chopsticks.Ruan Wenyong watched coldly as Ruan Zhuqi turned a blind eye to the dishes in front of him, and focused on Xuan Shidu who was feasting in the corner, feeling very uncomfortable.

After two hours, Ruan Zhuqi didn't move her chopsticks at all.Ruan Wenyong's cold air had already affected the audience, everyone held their breath, for fear that if they breathed louder, they would touch Ruan Wenyong's bad luck.

Xuan Shidu had a full meal, and wiped his mouth slowly.Ruan Zhuqi felt that she had seen enough, so she said to Ruan Wenyong, "Fourth Uncle, I think it's almost time, should we leave the banquet?"

Ruan Wenyong raised his glass and took a sip of the wine, put down the glass, and the sound of knocking on the table was extremely loud: "He Quan! I will lock up all the servants in the imperial dining room today!"

With a "plop", several imperial chefs who were serving at the side immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life!"

Ruan Zhuqi was puzzled, and said, "What's wrong with Fourth Uncle? Did they make any mistakes?"

"You didn't eat a single bite of what these slaves made. That's enough to make them die. He Quan, take them all down!" Ruan Wenyong got up, pulled Ruan Zhuqi up, and said, "Let's go!"

"Fourth Uncle!" Ruan Zhuqi hurriedly stopped He Quan, and said, "I don't want to eat it myself, and it has nothing to do with them. Fourth Uncle, don't blame the wrong person! I just watched, adults like what they make!"

"Really?" Ruan Wenyong pointed around, "Then take a look, how much did my lovers eat?"

Ruan Zhuqi looked around, except for Xuan Shidu, all of them only moved one or two chopsticks!How bad is this dish?But cooks with poor cooking skills shouldn't appear in the imperial dining room, and didn't Xuan Shidu enjoy eating just now?
Ruan Zhuqi curiously raised her chopsticks, wanting to take a bite with them, but Ruan Wenyong stopped her with her hand and said, "It's cold, what else do you want to eat!"

Ruan Zhuqi put down her chopsticks, waited for an opportunity to approach Ruan Wenyong with a smile, and said, "I saw that these dishes looked pretty good. I didn't have an appetite just now, but now I'm hungry. Fourth Uncle caught them all. Who will give Xu the food later?" Are you making a small stove? Could it be that fourth uncle has the heart to watch Xu'er starve?"

Ruan Zhuqi blinked her eyes, looking pitiful.

"You are not joking!" Ruan Wenyong said seriously, but his tone softened a lot, and he continued, "Besides their palace, there are other cooks, and it is the same to ask others to cook for you!"

"Oh, no!" Ruan Zhuqi pouted and acted coquettishly, "I want to eat what they make! I want what they make! Fourth Uncle just asked He Quan to lock them up, and if he asks He Quan to release them now, wouldn't it be the same?" All right!"

"Nonsense, is your cell a place where you can come and go as you please?" Ruan Wenyong was always defeated when Ruan Zhuqi acted coquettishly. Just now, the fourth uncle arrested the wrong person, and now he is releasing it, just to prove that 'there is no joke', just ask He Quan to lead them for a walk!"

There seemed to be a hint of a smile on Ruan Wenyong's mouth, but in He Quan's eyes, his face was still expressionless, and he was not sure whether Ruan Wenyong really agreed with Ruan Zhuqi's nonsense.Ruan Zhuqi knew at a glance that Ruan Wenyong was no longer angry, so she put in more effort, and pretended to cry: "Fourth Uncle! Fourth Uncle, hurry up and say something! Xu'er is starving to death!"

"He Quan! Didn't you open your ears?" Ruan Wenyong's voice became slightly warmer, "Didn't you hear the eldest princess say that you are hungry? Hurry up and do it!"

"Yes yes yes!" He Quan repeatedly agreed, winking at the kneeling imperial cooks, and immediately took them out.Although he said he was going to the prison, He Quan didn't dare to take the imperial chefs to the prison.Firstly, it was too far away, Ruan Zhuqi was really hungry back and forth, so she really couldn’t eat and walked away; secondly, the cell was dirty and smelly, how could a picky master like Ruan Zhuqi eat the cook who just came out of the cell vegetable!

The first night banquet of the Zhou Palace broke up unhappy like this. Although it ended with Ruan Zhuqi's farce, it was only the cooks of the imperial dining room who made a false alarm.After eating and drinking, Xuan Shidu slowly walked towards the palace gate with the crowd. Ruan Zhuqi found the right moment and made an excuse to leave Ruan Wenyong aside.

"Please wait for Anle!" Ruan Zhuqi caught up with Xuan Shidu when he was two hundred steps away from the palace gate.The scattered people who left the meeting quickened their pace of leaving the palace wisely, and after a while, except for the warriors guarding the palace gate, Xuan Shidu was the only one left in front of Ruan Zhuqi.

"I've seen the eldest princess!" Xuan Shidu wanted to bow down to salute, but Ruan Zhuqi stretched out her hand and pulled him to a place where no one was around, and directly hugged Xuan Shidu with her arms, saying: "Don't pretend! Here No one!" Ruan Zhuqi took a few deep breaths and said in a low voice, "I miss you so much these days!"

(End of this chapter)