Chapter 38 Court Feast (Yangmou)

On the day of the palace banquet, Xiao Lingxiao put on the gorgeous clothes made by the tailor, wearing simple flowing water Zhu Yu on his head, lightly applying thin powder, and then took Bao Ronger to the Fali Temple in front to find Xuan. Xuan has also changed his luxurious jacket, and the monk is full of style. The three of them took two carriages and went to the imperial city.

Xuan was summoned by the empress dowager alone, so she had to enter the palace in advance. After the two carriages entered the imperial city, they separated. As soon as Xiao Lingxiao's carriage stopped near the city gate, Xiao Lingxiao heard the sound of gently tapping on the window. Bao Ronger opened the curtains and saw Xiao Fengming riding on the horse, smiling at them and waving the horse whip in his hand.

Xiao Fengming took the carriage through the lively street and quickly came to a deserted place. When the carriage stopped, Xiao Fengming got off the horse and came to open the door to help Xiao Lingxiao get out of the carriage. Then he pointed to the door of the mansion in front of him and said, "Look, sister, this is it."

Xiao Lingxiao looked up and saw that the two red gates seemed to have been brushed again, and the plaque on the door had been wiped very clean. The two big golden characters on the plaque, Lu Fu, look a little dazzling.

As soon as the door of the house opened, more than a dozen servants were in two rows to welcome Xiao Lingxiao. Xiao Lingxiao was a little surprised. Xiao Fengming hurried over and explained in a low voice, "These are all people carefully selected by me. My sister can rest assured that she will live in in the future."

"You are thoughtful." Xiao Lingxiao said with a smile and stepped into this land mansion.

In such a large mansion, all the pavilions and pavilions are exquisite and meticulous. Although some of them can see the traces of destruction, they can still show the identity and status of the owner here in those years. This Lu family is the place where Xiao Lingxiao's biological mother's mother lives. At the beginning, the Lu family was no worse than today's Xiao family, but when he was careless, he was killed all over the house. It can be said that things are different. Xiao Lingxiao looked at these strange things and thought about those things that were very far away from her, but she inevitably had some sighs in her heart.

After looking at a few yards, the sun turned west. Xiao Fengming asked his servants to prepare the meal. He sat down with Xiao Lingxiao to eat with Bao Ronger.

"You probably can't stop at the palace banquet, sister, you should eat more now to avoid being hungry." As Xiao Fengming spoke, he desperately picked up vegetables for Xiao Lingxiao's bowl.

Xiao Lingxiao's mouth was full, but the bowl was still piled up with small mountain bags. She waved her hand at Xiao Fengming and signaled that she could not eat so much. Xiao Fengming then put down her chopsticks and asked with a smile, "Sister, after listening to Xuan, are you going to take advantage of this palace banquet to let the Xiao family invite you back to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

Xiao Lingxiao nodded while eating and swallowed what was in her mouth. Then she said, "If I had been staying in the Fali Temple, wouldn't I take advantage of those who had harmed me?"

"But it's impossible for Xiao Shumou and the old lady to kneel down and beg him..." Xiao Fengming asked. After all, those two people are the backbone of the Xiao family. No matter what, it is impossible for them to kneel down to such a little girl as Xiao Lingxiao.

Xiao Lingxiao smiled when he heard the words, "In fact, it is not difficult to make those two people kneel down, but there will always be times when people bow their heads, just to see if they have been forced to that point. As long as I hold what Xiao Shuyong and the old lady care about most, let alone let them kneel down and beg me, even if it is impossible for them to draw their swords in front of me.

After Xiao Lingxiao finished speaking, he buried his head and ate it again. Xiao Fengming sat aside and thought about it, looking at Xiao Lingxiao with a shallow smile.

The two of them were tacit, but Bao Ronger frowned and couldn't figure out what was going on. Seeing that Xiao Lingxiao couldn't speak while eating, she pulled Xiao Fengming's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Fengming... What on earth is the master going to do?"

"I don't know." Xiao Fengming shook his head with a smile.

Bao Ronger was stunned, "I don't know what you're laughing at!"

Xiao Fengming held his chin in one hand and looked at Xiao Lingxiao, who was immersed in pain. He whispered to Bao Ronger, "Although I don't know what my sister is going to do, I know how to make Xiao Shuyong and the old lady kneel down."

There are two things that the two people care about most. The first is their own lives, and the second is the reputation and status of the Xiao family. As long as one of them is greatly threatened, and Xiao Lingxiao becomes the key person to resolve this threat again, they will have to give up their face and dignity and kneel down to beg Xiao Lingxiao. Even if you don't know what Xiao Lingxiao is going to do, you must start from these two points.

Bao Ronger was still confused after listening to Xiao Fengming's explanation. It happened that Xiao Lingxiao put down the bowls and chopsticks. Bao Ronger hurriedly asked, "Master, what on earth are you going to do?"

"I don't know yet." Xiao Lingxiao said with a heartless smile.

Bao Ronger's eyebrows turned into a pimple. Why does she think it's mysterious?

Xiao Lingxiao stood up and patted Bao Ronger on the shoulder. He smiled and said, "If you can't figure it out, it's better to take one step at a time. Anyway, it's just those people's things. Just act according to the opportunity.

When Bao Ronger heard the words, she turned her head and looked at Xiao Fengming. Seeing that Xiao Fengming also looked relaxed, he was not worried at all. Bao Ronger curled her lips and shook her head. After thinking about it carefully, she understood that the master had a divine wolf to protect her body. At worst, at worst, she would tie up Xiao Shuyong and the old lady to scare them. The butcher Huo Huo raised his head. Do they dare not kneel down and beg for mercy?

Having said that, Bao Ronger still felt that the owner would not use such a simple and rude method.

No one can enter the palace. This time, Xiao Lingxiao was invited to go alone. Almost when it was time to hold the lights, Xiao Lingxiao got on the carriage alone and left Xiao Fengming and Bao Ronger in Lu's house.

The carriage and horse stopped in front of the palace gate. As soon as Xiao Lingxiao got out of the carriage, he saw the sixth prince Li Jingxuan coming towards him.

The weather is already a little cold. Li Jingxuan's cheeks turned white by the cold wind. It seems that he has been here for a while. Xiao Lingxiao saluted and whispered, "Is Your Highness waiting for someone?"

Li Jingxuan's heart moved slightly, thinking that I'm just waiting for you? But he just returned the salute and replied, "I just came from the government of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. I happened to see the carriage and horse of Fali Temple and guessed that it was Miss Lingxiao. Is it the first time for Miss Lingxiao to attend the palace banquet?

Xiao Lingxiao nodded, "The abbot Xuan told me some palace rules, but I'm still afraid that I will laugh generously."

Li Jingxuan came over with a smile and said in Xiao Lingxiao's ear, "I will try my best to help."

Xiao Lingxiao looked up at Li Jingxuan's handsome face and whispered, "Then rely on His Royal Highness."

When the two of them said this, they were very close. In the eyes of others, they seemed to be whispering very intimately. Several women in the distance saw this scene as soon as they got off the carriage and horse, and they couldn't help whispering to each other.

This scene was also watched by several women who came down from the Xiao family's carriage. The eldest lady Qi helped the old lady and said in a low voice, "Mother, isn't that the Sixth Highness beside Ling Xiao?"

The old lady frowned when she saw this. Originally, she planned to take Xiao Lingxiao back to the Prime Minister's mansion, swallowed two million taels of silver in her hand, and then cleaned up the little girl with Qi's hand. Unexpectedly, she was shameless and didn't say anything back. Now seeing that Xiao Lingxiao has become closer to the sixth prince again, and I don't know what tricks she used, the old lady suddenly feels that this girl is getting more and more difficult to deal with.

When Qi saw the old lady looking at Xiao Lingxiao with a fierce light, she couldn't help but be secretly happy. What happened before made her become the laughing stock of everyone. She attended several banquets held by others, and everyone looked at her very annoyingly. They even secretly sneered at her, the prime minister's wife behind her back, which not only made the Qi family unbearable, but also smeared the Xiao family and Xiao Shuyong's face. Qi knew that this matter would be settled sooner or later, and this end should also be on Xiao Lingxiao. However, Su Donghan and Xiao Lingxiao fought on the opposite side but did not take advantage of it, which shocked the Qi family.

At this time, Xiao Lingxiao found the Xiao family, so he talked to the sixth prince and walked slowly towards them.

The first lady Qi's eyes were cold, and she thought to herself, Xiao Lingxiao, even if you have three heads and six arms, you won't jump for a long time. In the past, you were lucky for those things, but today, no matter how good you are, you can't change your fate!

Xiao Lingxiao came to meet the bad eyes of the old lady and the old lady, and did not give a courtesy. He just smiled and whispered, "I haven't seen you for many days, old lady, mother, both of you are still red, so I can rest assured."

The old lady snorted coldly when she heard this, "You don't need to think about us. If you have this kind of filial piety, why don't you go back to the house quickly?"

Xiao Lingxiao pretended to be stunned when he heard the words, "Yo, what did the old lady say? Although I was born in the Prime Minister's mansion, I don't know that the Prime Minister's mansion can let me go in and out at will. At the beginning, I was kicked out by you and my father. How dare I go back without you two nodding?

When Xiao Lingxiao said this, Li Jingxuan also came over later. He greeted the old lady and the first lady of the Xiao family with a smile, and then quietly approached Xiao Lingxiao and said, "Please rest assured that the abbot of the Fali Temple sent many monks to protect Miss Lingxiao. I also sent my guards to patrol the mountain day and night. Lingxiao is safe and sound."

In the last sentence, Li Jingxuan even omitted the word "girl" at the end, and anyone could hear the intimacy.

The old lady and the first lady couldn't help frowning, and behind them, Xiao Huanyu looked at the situation and almost bit his lips.

When everyone slowly stepped into the palace, Xiao Lingxiao whispered to Li Jingxuan, "Your Highness seems to be so inappropriate. After all, Ling Xiao is an ominous person who the emperor personally issued an edict to tell the world."

Li Jingxuan seemed to have been punctured, and his cheeks were slightly rosy. He hurriedly pretended to be indifferent and said with a smile, "The fourth brother begged my father for this many times. My father did not change his holy intention, and I don't know if he would waver if he added me to the beg for mercy."

Xiao Lingxiao looked up at him and sighed softly, "Yingxiao can't bear to let His Highness destroy his future for this trivial thing."

Li Jingxuan's face suddenly became ugly when he heard the words.