Red sleeves and bare hands, personally pulling the bead curtain.
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head, looked at the ground, and walked in without squinting.
In the main hall, there was silence.
Nangong Yang, who was sitting on the dragon chair, seemed to be unable to keep the smile on his face.
Luo Qingzhou's voice came from the back room to greet the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother said: "Go."
Then he shouted to the outside: "Wan'er, go and wait on me together."
"Yes, Queen Mother."
Changsun Wan'er also followed.
After a while.
The lively atmosphere returned to the main hall, as if nothing had happened just now.
In the back garden.
There are green trees, rockeries and flowing water, and flowers are in full bloom.
In a pavilion surrounded by water.
Nangong Huoyue wore a fiery red dress, sat down in front of the stone table, stretched out her hand and said: "Sir, please."
Luo Qingzhou sat down opposite the stone table.
Nangong Huoyue picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea herself, held it in both hands, handed it to him, and said softly: "Sir, thank you very much."
Luo Qingzhou took the tea cup and said: "It should be."
Changsun Wan'er stood at the railing outside the pavilion, looking at the goldfish swimming in the pond, wondering what she was thinking.
Nangong Huoyue picked up the teapot again and poured herself a cup of tea. She was silent for a moment and said, "Sir, you are too impulsive."
Luo Qingzhou took a sip of tea and said calmly: "A scholar dies for his confidant. Your Highness has never looked down upon me because of my status as a concubine and a son-in-law, and has saved me and the Qin family in danger several times. How could I turn a blind eye?" I watched His Highness being humiliated."
Nangong Huoyue looked at him quietly for a while, smiled faintly, and said, "So, you don't want to take the No. 1 exam?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "It doesn't matter to me whether you take the exam or not."
Nangong Huoyue picked up the teapot, poured some tea into his cup, looked at him and said, "That's not necessarily true. If you get the top prize, you might be able to become my consort."
As soon as these words came out, Luo Qingzhou's expression changed, and he quickly lowered his head and said, "Qingzhou would never dare to have such thoughts."
Nangong Huoyue smiled slightly, put down the teapot and said, "That's right, you have a peerless beauty in your family who is [dressed as white as snow, with a skirt like a butterfly, as graceful as a startling giant, and as graceful as a swimming dragon], so naturally you don't like me."
Luo Qingzhou's face stiffened.
At this time, the eldest grandson Wan'er outside the pavilion was suddenly startled, turned her head to look at them, and couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, is there really such a peerless woman in this world as described in Mr. Luo's article?"
Nangong Huoyue paused and said calmly: "No."
Changsun Wan'er was slightly startled, lowered her head, and did not dare to ask any more questions.
The pavilion was quiet for a moment.
Nangong Huoyue was about to speak when she suddenly raised her head and looked at the flower bed not far away.
An old eunuch appeared there, bending down and holding a pair of big scissors in his hand, carefully pruning the flowers and plants.
She glanced at it, withdrew her gaze, and said, "Sir, the next step may be the martial arts competition. Do you want to watch the fun?"
Before Luo Qingzhou could answer, his foot under the table was suddenly stepped on. The eldest princess said again: "You have been standing all day, so you should go back and rest. I will help you talk to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty later." Just say it."
Luo Qingzhou said: "Yes, Your Highness."
Nangong Huoyue said: "The competition later should be exciting, and I should fight in person."
She was talking and moving her fingers lightly on the table.
"Leave as soon as possible!"
Luo Qingzhou looked at the words on the table, stood up and said, "I am indeed a little tired, so I have to go back and rest. Your Highness, I wish you success."
Nangong Huoyue nodded, looked at the young man outside the pavilion, and said, "Wan'er, you send Mr. and his family out of the palace."
Changsun Wan'er lowered her head and said, "Yes, Your Highness."
Luo Qingzhou cupped his hands and left the pavilion.
Nangong Huoyue looked at the figure in front of the flower bed again.
Luo Qingzhou followed Changsun Wan'er out of the garden, walked through the corridor, and came to the seats in the front yard of the palace, where he found Qin Wenzheng and the others.
At this time, Qin Wenzheng was talking quietly to Qin Chuan.
Song Ruyue stretched her neck and looked into the palace while eating.
Seeing that Bai Ling hadn't come out yet, Luo Qingzhou quickly said to the eldest grandson Wan'er beside him: "Miss Wan'er, can you help me call my maid out? That's the one..."
The eldest grandson Wan'er smiled slightly and said: "Mr. Luo, Wan'er knows who it is. But she doesn't look like the young master's maid."
With that said, he quickly entered the palace.
Luo Qingzhou took this opportunity and quickly walked behind the Qin family and patted Qin Chuan on the shoulder.
Qin Chuan turned around and saw that it was him. He was stunned for a moment and said, "Qing Zhou, didn't you enter the palace? When did you come out?"
Qin Wenzheng and Song Ruyue also turned their heads and looked at him.
Luo Qingzhou whispered: "The situation has changed, let's get out of the palace quickly."
Qin Chuan's face was full of doubts.
Upon hearing this, Qin Wenzheng stood up immediately without any hesitation or asking any questions and said, "Let's go."
Seeing that his expression was wrong, Song Ruyue didn't dare to say anything more, and quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth and hands.
In the main hall, something was being debated lively, and everyone was very enthusiastic about participating.
Changsun Wan'er entered from the side door, followed the palace maid who was serving food and pouring wine, passed from behind the seat, and lightly touched Bai Ling's sleeve.
Bai Ling looked at her and understood immediately.
The two of them passed through the back of the guests one after another and quietly left the hall.
Nangong Xueyi wanted to follow him out, but Nangong Meijiao grabbed her wrist tightly.
"Hey, uncle, didn't you just go in? Why did you come out so quickly? You didn't even have time for a cup of tea."
After Bai Ling came out, he was surprised to see Luo Qingzhou.
Luo Qingzhou ignored her and led everyone in the Qin family out of the gate, following eldest grandson Wan'er.
There was a guard standing at the door, but they only strictly checked those who went in, and everyone who went out was allowed to go. Moreover, there was eldest grandson Wan'er to lead the way.
Of course, Luo Qingzhou's current status also allows him to freely enter and exit the palace.
The group left Chongming Palace and passed through a long alley, finally arriving at a place with few people.
Qin Chuan finally couldn't help but asked: "Qingzhou, what's going on? Why are you leaving the palace in such a hurry?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "I have offended several eunuchs, and they want to plot against me."
Qin Chuan was stunned when he heard this and said, "That's it? I thought it was some big deal..."
Luo Qingzhou looked at him and said: "The first eunuch is called Li Gui. He grew up playing with the emperor and is now the emperor's personal eunuch. The second eunuch is called Wei Qi. He grew up watching the emperor. , highly trusted by the emperor."
Qin Chuan: "..."
Song Ruyue was frightened when she heard this, and said: "Qing Zhou, as the saying goes, the king of hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with. How can you offend such a person who is close to the emperor? When you suddenly slapped Eunuch Li at home, They scared us half to death, why now..."
"you shut up!"
Qin Wenzheng suddenly interrupted her and said sullenly: "Stop talking."
Song Ruyue glanced at Changsun Wan'er in front of her, and had no choice but to close her mouth in grievance.
Changsun Wan'er took several people into a carriage and left the palace unimpeded.
Of course, she could only be sent outside the palace.
The carriage stopped on the road outside the palace, and Luo Qingzhou got out of the carriage with everyone in the Qin family.
When parting, Changsun Wan'er couldn't help but ask again: "Mr. Luo, does the woman described in your article really exist?"
Luo Qingzhou hesitated for a moment and said: "It exists."
Changsun Wan'er's eyes lit up and she said, "Who? Where is she now? Is she the saint of Xianyun Pavilion?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "No."
After saying that, he waved his hand and said: "Miss Wan'er, go back quickly."
Seeing that he was unwilling to say anything, Changsun Wan'er didn't dare to ask any more questions, so she could only say sadly: "Well, Master Luo, take care of yourself."
"Take care of yourself."
Luo Qingzhou left with everyone in the Qin family.
When the group of people walked to the street, Luo Qingzhou immediately said to Qin Wenzheng and the others with a solemn expression: "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, second brother, I just offended not only the eunuch, but also the emperor in the hall. When this feast is over, The emperor will definitely not let me and the Qin family go."
As soon as these words came out, Song Ruyue turned pale with fright.
Qin Wenzheng's expression did not change.
Because of this matter, Luo Qingzhou had already asked them to be mentally prepared.
Luo Qingzhou continued: "So now, we have to take advantage of the three-day feast to leave the city as soon as possible and hide outside for a few days. I will take care of the things here."
"Father-in-law and mother-in-law, go and close the shop now, fire everyone in the shop, give them more money, and take Xiaotao and the others home quickly."
"Second brother, go find the eldest brother and tell him the current situation alone. Be sure to talk about the most serious case."
"Bailing and I will go to West Lake to find the eldest and second young ladies."
"In the evening, we will gather at the Qin Mansion and leave at night. If it is any later, it may be too late..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Wenzheng immediately took Song Ruyue to the clothing shop in a hurry.
Qin Chuan also left in a hurry.
Luo Qingzhou took Bai Ling to hire a carriage and drove towards the outer city.
At this time, the streets were crowded and the carriages were moving very slowly.
Luo Qingzhou glanced at Bai Ling opposite, took out the summons from his sleeve directly in front of her, and sent a message to the princess: [We are preparing to leave the city]
Bai Ling blinked his big eyes and asked, "Uncle, what is that?"
Luo Qingzhou said perfunctorily: "Practice calligraphy, do you want to practice calligraphy?"
When Bai Ling heard this, he immediately lost interest and said, "My handwriting is already very good, so I don't need to practice it."
At this time, the message came back.
Xiao Meijiao: [You are so courageous. I will be scared to death by you. How dare you confront His Majesty in front of so many people. You are dead, run away, run as far as possible, and don’t come back]
Luo Qingzhou: [Not just because of the eldest princess, I was deceived into going to the imperial garden before and was almost framed. The emperor had already had murderous intent on me]
Xiao Meijiao: [Then you should leave quickly, before he has time to take care of you. I'm fine. I will refuse the marriage. If I really can't refuse, I will pretend to be crazy and spread lime on the spot. Who would want a bad woman who spreads lime at every turn? 】
Luo Qingzhou: [Me]
Xiao Meijiao: [No more talking, they are going out to compete. By the way, your uncle also left just now. He wasn't looking for you, was he? 】
Luo Qingzhou: [No]
Xiao Meijiao: [One more question, are you obsessed with your sister-in-law? 】
Luo Qingzhou: [No]
Xiao Meijiao: [No? Wasn't that article of yours modeled after her? Others don’t know, so why don’t I know? 】
Luo Qingzhou: [I just appreciate it]
Xiao Meijiao: [Admiring my sister-in-law’s peerless beauty and figure, do you want to make a beauty gift for my sister-in-law? 】
Luo Qingzhou: [Princess, please stop talking, I’m running for my life]
Xiao Meijiao: [I order you to change the four words "白衣如雪"! 】
Luo Qingzhou immediately obeyed: "Okay, "The princess's shape is like a purple cloud, her skirt is like a flower, she is as graceful as a startling giant, and she is as graceful as a swimming dragon." Is that okay? 】
Xiao Meijiao: [Okay, run for your life]
Luo Qingzhou put away the message disc and did not reply.
At this time, Bai Ling, who was sitting opposite, had his eyes wide open and quietly stared at the messenger document in his hand.
Luo Qingzhou looked at her, deliberately handed over the communication document in his hand and said: "Here, I will teach you how to practice calligraphy."
Bai Ling glanced at him and looked away.
At this time, the messenger disc suddenly lit up, and a message appeared on it.
