Xiao Langyan pursed his lips: "I wish you success, but be careful in everything."
His tone was rare and gentle, and Shen Dingzhu thought she had heard him wrong, but fortunately she reacted and responded with a delicate smile: "I understand, Your Majesty."
When turning around to leave, Shen Dingzhu was still thinking that no matter where Xiao Langyan went, even if he didn't take Xu Shou with him, he would always take Chen Heng with him.
This is his confidant bodyguard, who is highly skilled in martial arts and smart and decisive.
But just now, she didn't see Chen Heng.
The doubtful thoughts just passed by for a moment, and Shen Dingzhu focused all his attention on the flying dragon that was about to arrive in the sky.
She passed him by, and the two of them ran towards different lights.
The emperor's birthday banquet began, and the ministers and nobles toasted and complimented each other one by one. The emperor had been ill for a long time, and now he sat on the dragon chair with his body propped up, listening to everyone's tributes, his smile was very forced.
Four or five imperial doctors were waiting behind the brocade pillars beside the royal table, keeping an eye on the emperor's movements.
The queen did not attend for some unknown reason. The prince Xiao Xuanke had just presented a painting with the Chinese character "Longevity". The emperor, who always loved his legitimate son, was indifferent and just nodded.
At that time, he was even more happy than when he saw King Xuan sending a scroll of scriptures.
During the banquet, Prince Ming, who was sitting next to Xiao Langyan, tilted his head and chuckled: "Fifth brother, I heard that Aunt Shen in your mansion gave the queen a hard time. This Shen Dingzhu is really extraordinary. Usually you Cover it tightly and don’t let me see it.”
"Since she is in the palace now, why not choose a good day to introduce her to the brothers?"
Xiao Langyan held the wine glass in his hand and simply said: "It's not the time yet, there is no need."
Prince Xuan, who was sitting on the left side of Xiao Langyan, overheard their conversation and interrupted, laughing.
"Ninth brother, please don't force your fifth brother. None of us know that no matter how beautiful Shen Dingzhu is, she is just a concubine in Prince Ning's house. The fifth brother will get married in the future."
King Xuan raised his eyebrows: "I heard that Concubine Xian is already looking for a girl for my fifth brother?"
Xiao Langyan looked at him calmly and said in a cold tone: "Second brother has a good memory. It's just that he has been training in Dali Temple for so many days. Why haven't he changed his habit of talking nonsense?"
King Xuan's face suddenly became very ugly.
When he was supervising the work at Dali Temple, he accidentally slipped the erotic pictures he had peeked into the file.
The emperor was furious and asked Xiao Langyan to deal with him. Unexpectedly, Xiao Langyan threw him into the Dali Temple and whipped him, and he had to be punished for five consecutive days!
King Xuan was resentful in his heart, but he could do nothing about Xiao Langyan. Now that he heard his words full of ridicule, King Xuan simply turned his head away and drank alone.
Prince Ming watched the turmoil between them, raised his wine cup meaningfully, and said nothing.
At this moment, there were bursts of noisy sounds coming from the direction near the door of the hall.
The great eunuch trotted all the way, knelt in front of the emperor, and shouted joyfully: "Your Majesty, the flying dragon wishes you a happy birthday. Take a look."
The emperor's dull expression finally changed. His eyes were like pebbles coming to life, glowing with joy: "Help me, let's go out of the palace and have a look!"
Everyone followed the emperor to leave the Palace of Fortune and Longevity. Across the sparkling water of Taiye Lake, they saw the stars in the night illuminated by the palace lanterns at the same time, as well as a half-person-high horizontal embroidered picture opposite.
Sudden!
A graceful figure, like a fairy from the world, appeared behind the screen.
As her slender hands moved gently like butterfly wings, a rustling fire started from the dragon head.
The beauty has a voluptuous figure, but her waist cannot be grasped.
Wherever her slender jade fingers touched, dragon scales ignited. After a while, the whole flying dragon soared into the clouds and mist, as if it came alive, and the dragon beads moved.
The crowd was in an uproar, all amazed.
Xiao Langyan and a group of princes stood behind the emperor. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the figure behind the screen.
King Xuan had always liked beauties, and now his eyes were straightened.
"There is such a charming person in the palace. Which palace is she from? Could she be from the embroidery department?"
He said that he actually wanted his personal attendant to inquire.
But he was severely scolded by the prince.
"Father is still here. Can you restrain yourself? The lesson you learned last time was not enough?" The prince's thick brows frowned fiercely.
As soon as he spoke, King Xuan immediately lowered his head and looked at the emperor's expression quietly.
Fortunately, the emperor was completely attracted by the vivid appearance of Qinglong, and his face was full of ecstasy.
Shen Dingzhu suddenly pulled a long string behind the screen. Suddenly, the fireworks flew into the sky like dragon shadows and turned into fireworks.
The dragon's tail is about to rise into the air together, completing an auspicious omen.
Sudden!
Standing behind the screen, Shen Dingzhu heard a startling sound of horses neighing.
Before she could react, she saw a horse kept by the Forbidden Army rushing towards the screen, smashing through the embroidery of flying dragons in the sky, and falling directly into the lake.
"No!" Shen Dingzhu exclaimed and rushed forward to save the embroidered picture.
Chen Heng came out from nowhere in time and grabbed Shen Dingzhu's sleeve: "Aunt Shen, be careful!"
He dragged Shen Dingzhu back half a step, and the saltpeter on the embroidered picture collided with the fire saltpeter, and suddenly more violent fireworks were set off, shooting straight into the sky.
However, the embroidered picture of the flying dragon in the sky was burned from the middle.
The guests who came to the banquet across Taiye Lake all let out exclamations one after another, especially the emperor, whose face suddenly turned livid when he saw that the pattern was destroyed.
Suddenly, his figure shook, and the people around him hurriedly stepped forward to help: "Your Majesty!"
"It's not good, the emperor fainted, go and call the imperial doctor out!"
Half an hour later, Shen Dingzhu was pacing back and forth outside Qianyuan Hall.
The guards were tight. On both sides of the white jade steps, there were imperial guards holding spears in their hands, while the Qianyuan Hall was full of people and brightly lit.
After waiting for a while, Shen Dingzhu finally saw Xiao Langyan coming out.
His tall figure stepped down the steps, and she couldn't wait to step forward: "Your Majesty, how is the Emperor? I want to explain that tonight..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Xiao Langyan with a cold voice: "My father just woke up. Fortunately, he didn't intend to vent his anger on you. Instead, he asked Qin Tianjian to survey the stars. The result was that the Emperor and Horses are in conflict, and if you want to live a long life, you must get rid of the horses.”
Shen Dingzhu's beautiful eyes were stunned: "Is it related to horses?" Why is it so strange?
She didn't care to think carefully. Thinking of her mother, Shen Dingzhu grabbed Xiao Langyan's sleeve and begged: "Please help me, I want to see the emperor, I can perform again, and there will never be another accident!"
Xiao Langyan looked at her with an expression as cold as night, while Shen Dingzhu's delicate white face was stained with a faint black ash of saltpeter, but it still did not conceal her grace.
He stretched out his hand and scratched her pink cheek with his long, calloused fingertips: "Go back, there is no room for change in this matter."
