kingnovel Chapter 206: I couldn’t take it out before, and I can’t take it out now!
Chapter 206: I couldn’t take it out before, and I can’t take it out now!
The days of catching up on sleep at home go by too quickly.
When Xie Yuantang finally recovered his energy and spirit, he learned from Bai Fu that Queen Mother Jiang had returned to the palace.
"Just yesterday, I went to the city gate and saw that several princes and princesses were there!"
Hong Qi said angrily, "Except for the fourth prince who is not in Beijing, all the princes and princesses went to the grand event of welcoming the Queen Mother back to the palace."
"But the Emperor didn't let you and Your Highness go. Someone spread rumors yesterday that the Emperor looked down on you and Your Highness, and his words were like he looked down on our Fifth Prince's Mansion!"
Xie Yuantang munched on the roasted corn and blinked her big eyes as she said, "You're not wrong, my father doesn't like me and my husband!"
Otherwise why would they be sent back home?
Bai Fu sighed worriedly and said, "Princess, I know that you and His Highness do not value these empty names, but I am afraid that... the more you hide, the more trouble you will get."
She paused and said, "As usual, the palace will hold a banquet the day after the Queen Mother returns to the palace."
"I went to inquire this morning, and sure enough, there will be a banquet in the palace today. But now it's almost noon, and no one has come to our house to announce the decree."
"It's not a big deal if the Emperor doesn't allow you and Your Highness to go to the city gate to greet us, but if he doesn't allow you to go to the palace banquet, the impact will be huge."
The two maids talked earnestly for a long time, and Xie Yuantang raised his head, grinned and said, "Sister Bai Fu, Sister Hong Qi, I want to eat pork elbow for lunch."
Bai Fu Hong Qi: "..."
It’s not that Xie Yuantang didn’t care, but she really thought it was no big deal.
According to her guess, Situ Qing didn't allow her and Situ Yan to go in front of the Queen Mother because he was afraid that they would embarrass themselves!
……
In the palace.
Situ Ran handed the site plan of the Qiuwu Competition to Situ Qing: "I have sorted these out, please have a look, father."
Situ Qing glanced at him and nodded with satisfaction: "Ran'er did a good job. I am most relieved to leave the competition to you."
Unexpectedly, his father would praise him. Situ Ran's eyes lit up and he took a deep breath and said, "I will continue to work hard and will not let you down!"
Situ Qing looked at him deeply, nodded and said nothing.
After a moment of silence, Situ Ran asked hesitantly, "Father, regarding tonight's palace banquet..."
"Ok?"
Situ Ran paused and asked tentatively, "Is Father really not allowing my fifth brother and his wife to attend?"
Situ Qing looked at him with a half-smile: "Why, do you really want them to participate?"
Situ Ran pursed his lips and said, "Fifth brother was not feeling well before, but now he is well again and should participate."
After a pause, he continued, "Yesterday, I went to greet the Queen Mother but did not invite my fifth brother along. I feel that... this is unfair."
"Humph!"
Situ Qing snorted coldly, slammed the document in his hand on the table, and said unhappily:
"What do you want him to do? Want him to go and embarrass himself?"
"With that mouth of his, if he says to the Queen Mother, 'Is there something wrong with your eyes?', should I beat him or not?"
Situ Ran: “…” That’s right.
"Why don't I hope Yan'er can be as steady, mature and outstanding as you? But..."
Situ Qing sighed deeply and said with a double meaning: "Your fifth brother... you couldn't take him out before, and you can't take him out now!"
Situ Ran: “…” He agreed deeply!
"That's all."
Situ Qing waved his hand and said, "Send someone to the Fifth Prince's Mansion to pass on the order, so as to avoid a bunch of people guessing and making trouble."
"Yes, I obey your orders."
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That night.
Xie Yuantang and Situ Yan entered the palace together to attend the palace banquet. As usual, they came here for only one purpose - to eat and drink their fill!
This time, Situ Yan refused to leave Xie Yuantang for any reason, for fear that she would be thrown into the well again.
Xie Yuantang was talking to Leng Yunchao and Yan Guanqing, and he followed.
Xie Yuantang and his scumbag father Xie Zhaoqing were "cultivating a father-daughter relationship", and he followed.
Xie Yuantang went to the toilet, and he... was waiting ten meters away.
This caused Situ Feng to ask, "Is Fifth Brother ill again?"
"You are the one who is sick!"
Xie Yuantang rolled her eyes at her: "My husband is afraid that I will be bullied again. You should know that the palace banquet in your palace is the most dangerous! It seems that if nothing goes wrong, it will be unworthy of its grandeur!"
Situ Feng curled her lips: "This princess has never been in trouble since she was a child. You sit next to me today and I will protect you. Do you understand?"
Xie Yuantang nodded with amusement: "I understand, I understand. Thank you, Third Sister, for protecting me."
Situ Feng was so proud of Yuan Tang that she took her hand and whispered in her ear, "I'm telling you, I know your secret. Are you trying to say that the Queen Mother..."
"Cough cough!"
She had just started to speak when Situ Xu, who was walking over, interrupted her with a cough.
Xie Yuantang looked at Situ Xu and Situ Ran who came over and asked in confusion: "Why are you all here? So many people, playing mahjong?"
The corner of Situ Ran's mouth twitched, and he shook his head and said, "Fifth brother's wife, before the palace banquet begins, I have something to tell you and Fifth Brother."
As he spoke, he took out a portrait from his arms and handed it to Xie Yuantang.
Xie Yuantang took a quick look and asked, "Who is this wrinkled old woman?"
"cough……"
"puff!"
Situ Xu choked and Situ Feng almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
At this moment, Situ Ran finally understood why his father did not allow Xie Yuantang and Situ Yan to appear in front of the Empress Dowager.
"A wrinkled old woman"... This was even more vicious than Situ Qing had imagined. Situ Ran was glad that he had shown the portrait to Xie Yuantang in advance, otherwise if she really said this, it would be all over!
Situ Yan pointed at the portrait and said, "Madam, it's not the old lady, it's the old lady Jiang."
Situ Ran: “…” You’d better not say anything, and I’ll just pretend I didn’t hear you.
Xie Yuantang blinked and suddenly realized: "This is the portrait of the Queen Mother. Why are you showing this to me, Second Brother?"
Won't she be seen soon?
Situ Ran said earnestly, "I just wanted you to recognize the person in advance, so that you don't say anything you shouldn't say when you meet him later, like what you just said, which will cause trouble to the gods."
Xie Yuantang tilted his head and suddenly said with a wicked smile, "So, Second Brother, you also think that the Queen Mother is not presentable? Otherwise, why would you be worried that I would say something nonsense when I see her appearance?"
Situ Ran: “…” Don’t say anything anymore. I, your second brother, will once again pretend that I didn’t hear anything.
As a few people were chatting, the eunuch outside shouted "The Emperor has arrived".
Everyone immediately saluted.
Situ Qing waved his hand to ask everyone to stand up, his eyes swept over everyone, and finally walked towards Xie Yuantang and others.
He looked at Xie Yuantang first, and said with a half-smile: "Did you get enough sleep?"
Xie Yuantang chuckled: "I'm full, thank you for your concern, father."
Looking at Situ Yan again, he said sarcastically: "Are you mute?"
Situ Yan had been warned by Xie Yuantang before, and now he was very well behaved: "My wife said silence is golden, I want to earn gold, so I won't talk anymore."
Situ Qing: “…”
Xie Yuantang blinked, poked Situ Yan with her little hand, and winked at him. The next moment, the two of them, one big and one small, knelt down together and said in unison: "Thank you for your kindness, father. Your son/daughter-in-law knows that I am wrong."
Situ Qing snorted unhappily.
Those two little bastards, patting the dragon's butt actually made him feel a little better.