It's hard to dress too modestly for such a banquet. The girl who took off her cloak wore a honey-colored double-breasted coat and a garnet-red skirt. Because her head was lowered, she could only see a simple gold hairpin in her bun, with two round pearls of different lengths hanging down.
Emperor Xingyuan was curious, but his face looked blank: "No courtesy."
Xin You stood up straight, still with his head half bowed.
It was disrespectful to look directly at Tianyan. At this time, Emperor Xingyuan was a little dissatisfied with this rule.
He came all the way here to see what Miss Kou looked like. Just look at the top of your head and ask the maid to lower her head in the palace.
"Miss Kou donated 50,000 taels of silver to the disaster area, which moved me. Miss Kou, please raise your head, don't be restrained."
The floor in the palace was covered with a thick blanket, and one of the palace maids dropped a small silk flower, which was in Xin You's lowered gaze.
After hearing Emperor Xingyuan's words, her heart was filled with emotions, but her face remained calm and she slowly raised her head.
Emperor Xingyuan was stunned when he saw Xinyou's appearance.
That face looked so familiar, especially the pair of long and big eyes with thin eyelids and slightly tilted ends, which gave off a cold and distant feeling for no reason.
Emperor Xingyuan was stunned for a moment.
This girl looks so much like him.
Xin You looked at Emperor Xingyuan with fluctuations in his eyes.
She knew that she was somewhat similar to Princess Zhaoyang, so she couldn't help but guess that she might also be similar to this person.
But when they were face to face, the excessive similarity due to blood made her panic from the bottom of her heart.
It's so similar.
The two made eye contact, and there was a brief silence in the palace.
The people present were vaguely aware of the strange atmosphere, but they did not dare to stare at the emperor carefully. Most people just stared at the ground, and a few brave ones quietly used their peripheral vision to scan, but they couldn't see much.
This is why even though there are rumors that Miss Kou looks similar to Princess Zhaoyang, not many people think about Emperor Xingyuan.
It was Emperor Xingyuan who came to his senses first, nodded and said, "The people of Dingbei will remember Miss Kou's righteous deed."
"As a citizen of Daxia, this is what a daughter of the people should do."
The word "subjects" made Emperor Xingyuan's heart move: "I remember that Miss Kou is the niece of Duan Shaoqing of Taipu Temple."
Duan Shaoqing stood up immediately: "I have seen your Majesty."
"Duan Shaoqing is exempt from the courtesy." Emperor Xingyuan looked at Duan Shaoqing and looked carefully, but found that the two nephews and uncles had nothing in common.
"Miss Kou's father is——"
Duan Shaoqing hurriedly said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, my sister-in-law Kou Tianming was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Xingyuan. He was transferred to Wanyang Prefecture four years ago and unfortunately passed away..."
"I have an impression." Emperor Xingyuan thought of Kou Tianming's appearance. Although the impression was not deep, he still made comparisons.
Miss Kou looks nothing like her father.
Emperor Xingyuan realized that something was wrong with him, but he could not get rid of the feeling of closeness to the girl in front of him.
He has many children, but all of them look like his biological mother. Seeing a little girl who is so similar to him, even though he knows that there is nothing to do with her, he can't help but feel good about her.
If it weren't for the wrong occasion, he would even want to give the little girl a little pup and have a casual chat.
Emperor Xingyuan was still rational and sighed softly: "Kou Qing was able to raise such an outstanding daughter, which shows his character. His untimely death is Daxia's loss."
Duan Shaoqing smiled and nodded, secretly waiting for Emperor Xingyuan to praise Shaoqing Mansion.
Qingqing was still young when she came to Shaoqing's Mansion. How could she take away the credit of Shaoqing's Mansion for her upbringing?
Unexpectedly, Emperor Xingyuan had no intention of praising Shaoqing's house, and his eyes fell back on Xin You: "Miss Kou has a pure and kind heart, so she should be rewarded. Give her a jade Ruyi, a pair of gold hairpins..."
As soon as these words came out, everyone did not dare to look at Emperor Xingyuan openly, and all their eyes were cast on Xin You.
Fifty thousand taels of silver were exchanged for so many royal gifts. Miss Kou really made a profit!
Regret, a hundred regrets.
Among those who regretted it was He Qingxiao.
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Standing in an inconspicuous place and silently observing Emperor Xingyuan, he easily discovered the emperor's abnormality.
Is it because of... Miss Kou's appearance?
At present, it seems that the emperor has a good impression of Miss Kou because she looks like him, but this favor is too fragile in front of Miss Kou's secret.
Until now, He Qingxiao still couldn't figure out what method Xin You used to get Emperor Xingyuan to take the initiative to investigate Wanyang's affairs, but there was a voice in his heart that made him choose to believe it.
Emperor Xingyuan also knew that his appearance made people feel restrained. Now that he had satisfied his curiosity to see Miss Kou, it was time to return to the palace.
"Entertain everyone well." At this time, Emperor Xingyuan said his first words to King Xiu since he came in.
Xiuwang should be respectful and respectful.
Emperor Xingyuan looked at Xin You again and walked out.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty—" the crowd shouted.
After that, many people went to Xinyou with wine glasses in hand.
King Xiu said at the right time: "Little Wang, I would like to give you a drink."
Only then did people realize that this was a royal banquet, not an ordinary drinking party.
"His Royal Highness King Jingxiu."
Xinyou raised the glass and touched her lips, her mind still on the departing Emperor Xingyuan.
King Xiu kept his eyes on her, and saw that her expression was so calm that she was almost numb, and her eyes were deep and emotionless.
After the banquet was over, the snow had not stopped yet. King Xiu stepped on the snow to send the guests out, receiving sincere words of farewell.
Xin You also said goodbye to King Xiu: "Thank you so much for your hospitality today, King Xiu."
"It's snowing and the road is slippery, Miss Kou, be careful." King Xiu warned warmly.
Xinyou knelt down and turned around to walk towards the carriage parked not far away.
Xiaolian walked beside her and held up a bamboo umbrella.
King Xiu looked at the fluffy white snow falling on the distant green umbrella, and the apricot cloak stretched freely behind the girl, and it was hard to tell his mood for a moment.
He Qingxiao's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that King Xiu has some thoughts about Miss Kou——
This guess made him feel cold all over.
He had no position to interfere with Miss Kou's marriage, but when he thought about the possible relationship between King Xiu and Miss Kou, he couldn't calm down.
Seeing He Qingxiao stop, Xiu Wang politely handed over his hand: "Xiao Wang didn't greet you well today. I'll invite the Marquis to drink another day."
Because he was not favored by Emperor Xingyuan, King Xiu was always humble in front of officials.
"His Royal Highness King Xiu is too polite. It is only for me to invite His Highness." After saying this, He Qingxiao said goodbye and left.
Cars, horses and sedans left the lotus garden one after another, and it went from lively to deserted in an instant.
"Lin Hu."
"The little one is here."
King Xiu looked back at the lotus garden and asked softly: "Father, are you very special to Miss Kou?"
His words were inaudible, as if he were speaking to himself.
Emperor Xingyuan returned to the palace, changed his clothes, and also mentioned Miss Kou: "Sun Yan, what do you think when you see Miss Kou?"
The great eunuch Sun Yan looked up blankly.
What would he think when he saw Miss Kou?
Seeing the emperor's serious look, Sun Yan couldn't figure out the holy intention for a while, so he tentatively said: "Miss Kou has a noble appearance and noble character, which makes people happy to see her——"
Emperor Xingyuan frowned and interrupted Eunuch Sun's nonsense: "Don't you think Miss Kou looks a lot like me?"
