Chapter 267 Peach Blossom Soup
Chapter 267 Peach Blossom Soup
Royal Palace Banquet,
Many seats on the main stage were empty, with only Feng Zhaoyun still sitting at the top.
At this moment, the laughter and cheers not far away attracted her.
In that direction, the important officials of the court were sitting. Xiao Qingyue was surrounded by noble ladies from aristocratic families. His eyes were covered with white gauze, his hair was still casually tied with a wooden hairpin, and he was dressed elegantly.
Suddenly he recalled what happened in front of the empress. It was clearly him who ordered his eyes to be gouged out, but he still wanted to conceal it for him, fearing that the empress would blame him.
Thinking of this, Feng Zhaoyun drank another glass of wine, turned his head to look at Jiuyi, and said softly, "Find an opportunity. When Ah Zi and Ah Hua come back, have them go to Qingyue County Master and cure his eyes."
Jiuyi clasped his fists and said, "Yes!"
Jiuyi stood behind Feng Zhaoyun with a smile on her face. She knew that her master was still gentle and kind-hearted. Now she was looking for an excuse to let Master Xiao recover his eyes in front of everyone.
Feng Yaoxue saw the whole scene.
Feng Yaoxue snorted disdainfully. This Xiao Qingyue, a blind man, whose husband was orphaned from another country, was also fickle. Did he still expect the princess to marry him?
Having achieved your own happiness, you are still thinking about others!
She glanced at the palace maid beside her, and the palace maid understood and left the venue.
At this time, Xiao Qingyue was casually dealing with the noble lady from aristocratic family who was chatting with him at the table. No matter who spoke to him, he responded politely with a nod and a smile.
But he didn't know that such a warm smile had already fascinated these noble ladies and they couldn't take their eyes off him. Even though he was blind, everyone wanted to get him.
The banquet started with sobering desserts, and today's dessert was peach blossom milk custard.
A palace maid placed a dessert on Xiao Qingyue's table, "County Lady, this is the dessert for today's banquet, peach blossom milk pudding, please try it."
Zhu Qing stepped forward with a cold face and took it, "Put it down."
The palace maid glanced at Zhu Qing secretly, but still handed it to him and retreated.
Zhu Qing, "Master, do you want to use it?"
Xiao Qingyue lowered his head. He was in no mood today. "Just leave it there."
Seeing that he didn't do anything, Feng Yaoxue who was not far away clenched her fists and cursed these palace maids inwardly, saying that they were all useless and couldn't even handle such a small thing!
Xiao Qingyue, sitting at the table, just drank glass after glass of wine.
Zhu Qing saw that his master was already drunk, with a flushed face. He stepped forward and said, "My dear gentlemen, my county master can't hold her liquor well, so we'll stop here today."
A noble lady glanced at Zhu Qing and asked, "Who do you think you are? How dare you make decisions for your master?"
At this moment, the wine glass was placed slightly heavy on the table, and Xiao Qingyue's face suddenly turned cold, "Zhu Qing, help me go out for a walk."
Seeing that Xiao Qingyue was unhappy, everyone shut up. After he left, some people blamed the noble lady.
Xiao Qingyue was already attracting a lot of attention, so Feng Zhaoyun would naturally know if he left the table.
Not long after he left, Feng Yaoxue's position became vacant.
At this moment, Feng Yixing walked to Feng Zhaoyun, holding the wine glass, and bowed slightly to her, "Your Highness, would you please have a drink with me?"
Feng Zhaoyun looked up at her and said, "Second sister, why are you so polite?"
After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.
Feng was still sitting beside her. "Your Highness, have you tasted the peach blossom milk pudding at today's banquet?"
Feng Zhaoyun glanced at the milk soup on the table and smiled helplessly, "Is this what my Royal Sister came here to talk to me about?"
Feng Yiran straightened his sleeves and said, "Not really, it's just that the milk porridge we have here is different from that of Qingyue County Master."
Feng Zhaoyun was stunned, then became interested. "Oh? Royal sister is quite attentive."
Feng Yiran suddenly moved closer to her, her voice low, "Today, Feng Yaoxue's people sneaked into the imperial kitchen and were spotted by my people. Now that County Master Qingyue has left the table, and my third sister has also left, Your Highness the Crown Princess..."
Before he finished speaking, Feng Yinran looked at Feng Zhaoyun, his meaning was very clear...
Feng Zhaoyun chuckled and raised his glass. "Since Second Sister likes him, you can go by yourself. Why tell me?"
Feng Yiran was stunned. "You knew it already?"
Feng Zhaoyun was very calm, "He didn't drink the milk soup, so he had the strength to fight back. Besides, his bowl was the same as ours."
It turned out that she had known about it for a long time and had even replaced Xiao Qingyue's bowl, so even if he drank it, it would be fine.
Feng Yiran naturally knew that the Empress Dowager's mood had changed drastically, so she didn't dare to continue to persuade her. She sighed helplessly and stood up, "Then it's all fine. You know your third sister best. I don't know if the blind Princess Qingyue can handle it. Well, it's none of my business."
After saying that, she stood up, bowed to Feng Zhaoyun, and left.
Jiuyi leaned forward and said, "Your Highness, the county lady doesn't know martial arts, and Zhuqing is reckless and his kung fu is average. How about we..."
Feng Zhaoyun scolded coldly, "You're meddling."
Jiuyi dare not say anything more...
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Zhu Qing supported Xiao Qingyue, left the imperial garden and walked towards the lake.
Just as he reached a short distance from the lake, he saw the Lady Queen and the people of the Moon Country guarding the place. He knew they must be the two people in front of him. He stopped and said, "Let's go and walk somewhere else."
Zhu Qing nodded, "Yeah."
The two walked in opposite directions for a long time, and the number of talented people was decreasing.
Arriving at a smaller garden, Xiao Qingyue entered. This place was very close to the Danhe Palace of Yang, the former husband of the Shang Kingdom, but some distance away from the Imperial Garden.
There was a pavilion in the garden, and Xiao Qingyue sat down. The night breeze blew the hair beside his ears. He sighed softly, thinking that he was really drunk...
Zhu Qing looked at his master and said, "Master, let's go. You've been drinking and exposed to the wind. I'm afraid you'll get sick..."
But Xiao Qingyue didn't think so. He liked quietness and he really didn't want to chat with those noble ladies at the banquet. He preferred to be alone.
He raised his head slightly, feeling the cool breeze, "It's okay... I'm sick... so I can get better..."
Zhu Qing sighed, "The princess is such a heartless person. She dug out your eyes and then told the truth and married someone else."
He didn't notice the pain that was barely concealed on Xiao Qingyue's face, and continued to speak to himself, "Master's life is so hard... But now it's all good. His Majesty has made you a county lady, second only to the imperial princess. Master can start over and take a woman into the mansion. It's better than that damn princess!"
Zhu Qing hated Feng Zhaoyun in his heart. He thought she was his master's salvation, but unexpectedly she turned out to be a disaster...
Not only did it hurt the master's eyes, it also hurt his heart.
Xiao Qingyue lowered her head, "Zhu Qing, don't talk about Her Highness the Princess casually. I gave her my eyes voluntarily. Even if she wanted to take my life, it was taken by force... My life... originally belonged to her..."
When I was still in the General's Mansion, I was abducted by Nangong Liuying's men and my innocence was almost ruined. I was saved by His Highness several times after taking Chinese medicine...
She traveled thousands of miles to the Moon Country for herself. If she hadn't tried to save herself that night, she wouldn't have disappeared and her personality wouldn't have changed so drastically afterwards.
Even if she wants to take her own life, it is okay...
Zhu Qing was so angry, "Master, this person is obviously a heartless person!"
Suddenly there was a sound of clapping...
Both of them were stunned...
Feng Yaoxue led a few people into the garden. She clapped and smiled, but that smile was very creepy...
Bai Mohan had sewn up her mouth with needles, leaving it covered in tiny holes. Now that she was smiling, it was truly terrifying...
Several fingers on his hands were cut off by Bai Mohan's men, which was very obvious. Coupled with his sudden appearance here at night, it was really...
Zhu Qing quickly said, "Master, it's the Third Princess."
Xiao Qingyue frowned, stood up and saluted, "Greetings to the Third Prince."
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NFBE