Xia Luotong didn't expect that he would be so honest. She had never thought that he would tell her this. She always knew that he had his own secrets and must have a painful past, as evidenced by the rare and strange poison in his body.
She understood that this was his expression of trust in her.
Something seemed to be melting in her heart, and some emotion seemed to be pouring in. She looked back at him, and the look in her eyes became more sincere.
For some reason, she felt that if she asked, he would definitely tell her, but she did not continue to ask because she knew that the time had not come yet.
"There are no outsiders now, so you don't have to call me that anymore." Xia Luotong said instead.
"Good habits should be developed as early as possible." Wu Zechen joked rarely.
He was aware of Xia Luotong's changes, but some things didn't have to be made clear, so he didn't say any more.
Xia Luotong knew what he meant and didn't worry about the address anymore. Anyway, she was the wife he was married to. Even if he shouted like this in front of everyone, it would be fine. On the contrary, it would have a very good effect, so he also There he went.
"Tell me about the palace banquet."
The New Year's Eve palace banquet in the Zhou Dynasty has been going on for many years. Every year on New Year's Eve, officials of the fifth rank and above in Beijing will bring their families to the palace for the banquet, which means that the emperor and his ministers will have fun together. At that time, the emperor and all the princes and princesses will , all the concubines of high rank in the harem will also participate. It is a rare grand palace banquet, which will last until the end of the evening after watching the New Year's Eve fireworks. All the courtiers and their families will leave the palace and return home.
There will be many entertainment performances and some entertainment programs at the New Year's Eve palace banquet.
Speaking of this, Wu Zechen paused and reminded Xia Luotong: "If you are free, you'd better prepare a talent show, and you can also play the piano."
"What? We who are attending the palace banquet are going to perform for the fun?" Xia Luotong was speechless.
"It's not because of this. Although young ladies from various families take the initiative to perform on the stage every year, it is mainly entertainment programs at palace banquets. It is very likely that they will be named by others to compete. This is also a very common situation. Every year They all show up, and those who don’t like each other often choose to jump out at this time." Wu Zechen explained.
Seeing Xia Luotong's sudden realization, he continued: "Now that we are being watched by so many forces, I'm afraid someone will call your name and want to use this to embarrass Prince An's Palace. After all, according to rumors, you have been I don’t even know a few words, let alone have any talent.”
"Having said that, I feel that I will definitely be called out, and it may not necessarily be to embarrass Prince An's palace, but to embarrass myself." Although Xia Luotong said this, there was no trace of emotion on his face. frightened.
Hearing what Xia Luotong said, Wu Zechen immediately thought of Liu Yingxue, looked a little embarrassed, and said decisively: "I will prevent her from attending the palace banquet."
Xia Luotong was stunned for a moment, then realized who he was referring to, and couldn't help but smile: "I'm not referring to Liu Yingxue. Even if she didn't attend the palace banquet, someone else would jump out. You don't have to worry about it."
She knew very well that in addition to Liu Yingxue, there were many people who were unhappy with her. She couldn't be so embarrassed that she couldn't attend the palace banquet, right?
Upon hearing this, Wu Zechen breathed a sigh of relief: "Besides this matter, you should also be more careful in case someone does harm to you. I will try my best to stay with you, but I am afraid of any eventuality, so I will not be able to do it then. Let Lindong leave your side."
Seeing Wu Zechen talking worriedly, Xia Luotong couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, don't worry, I will pay attention."
Although Xia Luotong has agreed, Wu Zechen is still a little uneasy. The more he cares about her, the more he is afraid of her being harmed. What he is most worried about now is the palace. There are countless guards in the palace, and even he can only send The few most skilled secret guards sneaked in for protection, and it was not as convenient as outside the palace.
It seems that when the time comes, all the secret guards must be arranged around her.
After just thinking for a moment, Wu Zechen had already made up his mind.
Concubine Xu’s banquet is not over yet, but another rumor has quietly appeared in the capital...
On the second day of the twelfth lunar month, Xia Luotong went straight to Fuguangju early in the morning. She had made an appointment with Xi Menghan and Si Hanyan to meet on the second day after the banquet. When she arrived, she found that she was again was the last to arrive.
Xi Menghan had the habit of getting up early to practice martial arts, so he came directly after finishing his exercises. As for Si Hanyan, the reason why this girl arrived so early was of course because of Yue Qinglu.
Xia Luotong glanced at Si Hanyan with a secret smile, successfully causing the latter's cheeks to turn red.
After the last day when everyone went out to play together, Si Hanyan knew that these two little sisters had discovered what he was thinking. Although he was very happy to get their support, he still felt a little shy.
When Xia Luotong arrived, Xi Menghan had already told Si Hanyan what happened at Princess Xu's banquet yesterday. With her future sister-in-law Ning Wanrou as her "insider", she had already found out the situation yesterday.
Regarding the events at the banquet and the series of actions of Prince An Wu Zechen, Xi Menghan and Si Hanyan had already made guesses, so they didn't say anything more and were not surprised. Instead, they talked about the news they had just received.
"A Tong, you must not know that a new rumor came out yesterday. Although it has not spread completely, it probably won't take long." Xi Menghan knew that Xia Luotong didn't care about this at all, so he smiled and said she gossiped.
"Tell me, what's the news? Anyway, looking at your expression, it must be related to me." Xia Luotong sat down in the Grand Master's chair next to him, holding the hand stove to keep warm while lamenting that the weather was getting colder.
"You guessed it! It's all about you!" Xi Menghan said with a smile, "Didn't you wear a skirt with plum blossoms yesterday? Do you know what the rumor is now? It is said that the prince does not want you to have an heir. , that’s why I made such a dress specially for you!”
"Huh?" Xia Luotong stared in confusion, "What does my dress have to do with whether I'm pregnant or not?"
Si Hanyan on the side was amused by Xia Luotong's appearance. He pursed his lips and chuckled and explained: "If plum blossoms don't bloom, how can they bear fruit? Some people think it's inappropriate for a married woman without children to wear such meaningful objects. It’s auspicious, so I’ll deliberately avoid it, but not everyone is taboo about it.”
