"Is the necklace poisonous?"
The Empress Dowager's face paled immediately and her fingers trembled. She had touched it personally. Did it mean that she had been poisoned?
She was not in the mood to ask if Princess Caifeng was intentionally trying to harm Mo Xuetong. It took her a while to calm herself down. She yelled at Crown Prince Xieyue, "Crown Prince, what do you mean? Someone has already touched it. Are they all poisoned?"
"How many times did you open it, Your Majesty?" Crown Prince Xieyue looked at the seal on it and asked with a frown.
"Once, when it was brought here, I had a look at it and then threw it in the warehouse." The Empress Dowager's face was livid.
"Then it doesn't matter. The person who opens it the second time will be poisoned." Crown Prince Xieyue also breathed a sigh of relief. If the Empress Dowager was poisoned, it would be extremely bad to him. Fortunately, it was only opened once now. He loo
In the main hall, the seats on the left were still for men and those on the right were for women. The Empress Dowager was not feeling well and did not attend the banquet. The Empress did not come either. Emperor Zongwen sat high, and beside him were two imperial noble consorts, Imperial Noble Consort Wen and Consort Su. Below Consort Wen sat the Fifth Princess and the Sixth Princess, and then, You Yue'e and Mo Xuetong, as well as Princess Caifeng and Hu Qianyue, followed by the noble ladies of various manors.Consort Su was beside King Chu, followed by King Yan, King Xuan, King Ning, and Crown Prince Xieyue. The top three scholars sat behind them, followed by the sons of officials and aristocratic families.The main purpose of this banquet was to congratulate the Number One Scholar, and the scholars in the second and third place. Therefore, although the three of them did not have a position in the court yet, they were very close to the front, which made peo
Feng Yuzhen sat upright with a smile on his face, looking elegant and calm. Although Crown Prince Xieyue mentioned the marriage all of a sudden, he did not feel too shocked because of his self-restraint. He thought the same way as everyone else: his current condition was the best as the position of his legal consort was vacant. The others couldn't compete with him at all.He did not believe that the unruly and arrogant-looking Princess Caifeng would be willing to be a concubine.Originally, he did not like Princess Caifeng. After a few days of observation, Feng Yuzhen did not take her seriously. Although she was good-looking, she had a bad temper; besides, her behavior always made people feel that she was too indulgent. A girl who had not married yet was actually in touch with several men. Although it was in the name of choosing a husband, it was too casual for a princess.If such a big thing had not happened to Consort Yu, Feng Yuzhen would no
As for the marriage between the Southern Barbarian Lands and the Qin Kingdom, Feng Yulei didn't feel any joy as he saw Princess Caifeng's affectionate gaze. He felt as if he was being roasted. Furthermore, it was not something he wanted to do!No matter who he offended, it was different from his original intention. In face of this kind of choice of gain and loss, Feng Yulei was under too much pressure."Your Majesty, I have also seen this jade pendant. This was a betrothal gift from His Highness King Yan to my younger sister. Then, it was sent back to King Yan's Manor as a dowry. Speaking of which, the true owner of this jade pendant is my younger sister," a clear voice stated, helping Feng Yulei out in a timely manner. Everyone turned around and saw You Yuecheng stand up to reply.He didn't say much, but after a few words, he had explained the jade pendant's situation.Everyone present only felt ashamed. Just now, everyone's atten
After the marriage was bestowed, the banquet continued. At the moment, since the Southern Barbarian Lands and the Qin Kingdom were officially engaged, most people breathed a sigh of relief. So they toasted to the Southern Barbarian Lands' envoys. The hall suddenly became lively. Crown Prince Xieyue also gave a toast to the princes who were sitting with him.Seeing that he was in poor health, others didn't force him to drink."Number One Scholar Qin, since Father wishes to bestow marriage upon you today, is there any young lady that you like? I can ask Father to bestow marriage upon you. What do you think?"Feng Yuran smiled slightly as he turned around to ask Qin Yufeng who sat below him. His pretty eyes shone brightly. What had happened earlier did not affect him at all, so he was in a good mood.Qin Yufeng did not expect King Xuan to speak to him. He smiled gently and answered, "Many thanks, King Xuan. I am still young and there
The banquet in the imperial palace did not last long. The marriage between the Southern Barbarian Lands and the Qin Kingdom had been carved in stone. Now there was the last step left: which princess would Crown Prince Xieyue ask to marry? It was different from Princess Caifeng's marriage. Although Princess Caifeng was also the candidate for marriage between the Southern Barbarian Lands and the Qin Kingdom, she would be a member of the Qin Kingdom after she got married. Moreover, she was going to marry King Ning, so there would be little chance for her to become the ruler of the country.Crown Prince Xieyue's case was different. He was likely to be the future Emperor of the Southern Barbarian Lands, and thus the princess, who would marry him, would be the future Empress of the Southern Barbarian Lands and had the right to decide the national affairs of the Southern Barbarian Lands and the Qin Kingdom in the future. Therefore, the Qin Kingdom attached more importance to t
In the end, Mo Xuetong left first, not waiting for Feng Yuran.She returned to King Xuan's Manor with Princess Caifeng and Hu Qianyue. After getting out of the carriage, she said goodbye to Princess Caifeng and went to the main courtyard. Just now, the Emperor had given orders to the people from the Southern Barbarian Lands to move to their new manor. Princess Caifeng and Hu Qianyue also needed to pack their own things.After all, something like that had happened in the palace, Princess Caifeng did not fulfill her wish to marry Feng Yuran. At the sight of Mo Xuetong, she wore an unhappy look, but could not do anything to Mo Xuetong. When she thought of Mo Xuetong's husband who was so protective of her that he had become so fierce, Princess Caifeng did not dare to think about hurting her no matter how daring she was.The more she saw Mo Xuetong, the more annoyed she became. So she just left, which was the best way for her.Thus, she
"Mo Ye, what did you find over there?"Mo Ye lowered her voice and answered, "When I went to the Sixth Princess' palace, I didn't go in directly from the front door. It seemed that the palace was heavily guarded. Any person who entered the Sixth Princess' palace has to be inquired clearly. I saw that a palace maid of Imperial Noble Consort Wen was coming from her mistress' palace, and entered the Sixth Princess', accompanied by palace maids."After she wore the palace maid's clothes, she realized that she could not enter that place at all. She did not expect that the Sixth Princess, who was gentle and even weak in usual days, would guard her palace so tightly. It was really suspicious. Finding that she could not get in from the front door, she turned to the back hall, where was outside the back door.As the front door was tightly guarded, she became more vigilant when she was about to go through the back door. She deliberately stopped on a tree
Feng Yuran came back with Crown Prince Xieyue. Noticing was too late, Feng Yuran asked someone to send a message to Mo Xuetong, saying that Crown Prince Xieyue and his people would not move today and would move when the helper came tomorrow. He also asked Mo Xuetong to have dinner first as he would be with Crown Prince Xieyue outside.Mo Xuetong told the little eunuch who sent the message to serve Feng Yuran well. She ate inside. Noticing that it was late, she asked the maidservants to leave and started to make clothes under the lamp. It was Feng Yuran's underwear. Since she married Feng Yuran, she had never asked anyone else to make these clothes.Even though the two of them hadn't had sex yet, they inevitably had such a desire. Fortunately, Feng Yuran would stop at the important moment, which made Mo Xuetong feel guilty, especially when she saw the strong desire in his beautiful eyes but he had to hold it. She felt that she had been a little sorry for him