Chapter 21:

I spent two hours in the Queen's Palace, and the afterglow of the setting sun hung over the sky, hanging on the far side of the mountain, crumbling.
Seeing that it was getting darker, the red lanterns in the palace prepared to hang on the top of the palace wall these days were full of joy, neatly arranged in rows.
At this moment, the Queen Mother sent someone to the Changchun Palace to invite Huo Qiu and Tang Zhuozuo to the Shousheng Hall for a palace banquet.
Guan was leisurely picking a basket of broken flowers and smashing them with a wooden pestle. Hearing the report from outsiders, he did not lift his eyelids.
Tang Zhuozuo and Guan had become more familiar with each other, and didn't feel embarrassed. He stood up and asked, "Won't my aunt go to the palace banquet?"
Guan's elegant eyebrows wrinkled, and her body fell limply, and the maid beside her held her very skillfully, without a trace of panic on her face.
"My palace is seriously ill. I am afraid that I will pass the sickness to your Majesty and the Queen Mother, I am afraid I can't go."
Tang Zhuozuo looked at the person who was still smiling last second, now holding his heart and weeping, dumbfounded.
When Huo Qiu, with a pale complexion, took Tang Zhuozhuo out of the palace gate of Changchun Palace, the brows of the people around him were all gleaming, and he pulled a corner of his sleeves and swayed straight.
"The aunt has been closed since she entered the palace. She is not well." Huo Qiu looked at the noisy palace road at night, and his voice was like rubbing into the wind when the cool wind blew.
After speaking, he softened his expression slightly: "If you are bored in the future, come and play with your aunt."
"She will be very happy."
It wasn't until this time that Tang Zhuozuo remembered some of the subsequent events.
She was originally the second lady of the Guan family. She lost her mother when she was young. Her father was indifferent. She had been very close to her elder sister since she was a child. Unfortunately, the good days did not last long. The eldest sister was declared into the palace and became a noble concubine. The position of the queen.
The burden of the Guan family was borne on the empress's emaciated shoulders, and the vitality was hurt when Huo Qiu was born, so he left soon.
Emperor Qiongyuan was embarrassed, Huo Qiushang was in the baby at that time, and everyone in the harem looked at him, and the prince was standing in the air. The situation was complicated and delicate.
At this moment, Emperor Qiongyuan ordered the second lady of the Xuanguan family to enter the palace, enter the Changchun Palace, and hold the seal of the phoenix to raise the prince.
Seeing the glory of the Guan family continue, this Miss Guan Er is a lover of personality. She lives deep in the harem, no matter what happened to the Guan family before, she will only care for the only blood left by the elder sister.
In the previous life, when Huo Qiu reached the Ninth Five-year position and became the Queen Mother, the Guan family asked to go to Wutai Mountain without any memory.
Tang Zhuozhao withdrew from his memories, and before he could cope, he saw the brightly lit palace in front of him that was particularly conspicuous in the dark night.
"It hasn't started yet. If you see Tang Xuanwu later, please say hello to Gu."
Tang Zhuozuo was taken aback, his good-looking eyebrows stretched out immediately, smiling like a little fox on food, with a pair of watery apricot eyes very attractive.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tang Zhuozhuo's nose felt a little sour when she thought that she would see her father and elder brother who had spoiled her since childhood.
Except that the marriage was not as good as her own intentions, her parents were close to being obedient to herself, which helped her develop her domineering temperament.
"What are you crying, stupid." Huo Qiu was disgusted, but pulled her to the dark side of the road, took the white veil and wiped her red eye sockets.
She didn't see her tears the least, but she fell so joyfully.
Under the dimly lit tree, the temperature of the man's fingertips was a bit scorching, and the fingertips rubbed her face, which was crisp and numb, and she suddenly laughed.
"His Royal Highness is so beautiful."
Huo Qiu's movements paused, and the snow-white veil under his hands fell to the treetops aside. His eyes were dark, with a cool smile on his face, but at this time he slowly condensed.
He stabilized his breath, and looked deeply at the petite person who was less than his chest, and his voice was muffled: "Tang Zhuozuo."
Tang Zhuozuo looked up at him, humming from his nose, his voice was sweet and sweet.
"I want to kiss you alone."
When such a cold sentence came out, let alone Tang Zhuozhao, even Zhang Desheng and An Xia, who were closely behind them, looked at each other for a while, then squeezed their faces and moved a little further away.
Your Royal Highness has become more and more abnormal recently.
Waves of the watery night breeze brushed over the sleeves of his hair, and Tang Zhuozuo suddenly heard the heartbeat flowing in his blood, extremely fast and intense.
After a long period of silence and darkness, Huo Qiu moved his fingers, his eyes gradually darkened.
Tang Zhuozhuo's palms were all wet. She stared at her toes and forced her to look up calmly. Her beautiful eyes prolonged the starburst. After a few twists on the tip of her tongue, she said softly: "Your Royal Highness wants to kiss. Then kiss."
Ask her what to do.
Huo Qiu's cold face suddenly pulled out a very shallow smile, he stretched out his hand and rubbed her soft cheek, leaned over to get close to her, Tang Zhuozhuo closed his eyes tremblingly, but he heard the man. Mellow voice.
"Jiaojiao, stay in Zhengda Hall tonight."
There was a fire in Huo Qiu's eyes, and it was the person in front of him who was lingering in his heart, enduring and enduring, still wanting to take her apart.
What can you bear?
A heat surged from the lower abdomen, Huo Qiu closed his eyes and suppressed the restlessness in his heart.
But there is still a hard battle to be fought, and I can't rush.
As for this little girl who is used to teasing him, there is always a chance to catch and bully him.
By the time they arrived, there were many people sitting in the Shousheng Hall, but the two largest men had not yet appeared. Many aristocratic wives showed up with their own girls of the right age, and they were cheering and laughing for a while.
Tang Zhuozuo followed Huo Qiu, her white and tender face was stained with pink haze, a pair of brilliant eyes looked around in the hall, and not far from the prince seat, she looked for Tang's father who was looking excitedly at her. Tang mother.
Several nearby officials saw Huo Qiu and her, and they all met with a polite smile, but they didn't get close.
These are a few civilian officials who are not standing in line. When they are so sensitive, it is not good to get in touch with any county.
Mingzhe protects oneself is on the road.
Tang Xuanwu stood up from the table, drank the remaining wine in the cup, then stood up and smiled bravely, "The minister has seen the prince, your royal concubine."
Tang Zhuozuo watched that his father was much younger than in his previous life, his cheeks were not covered with furrows and wrinkles, and he hadn't broken a heart for her, he still looked like he was so proud.
She twitched the corners of her mouth and smiled like a shining little sun. Tang Xuanwu finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it.
Just live well.
Huo Qiu inadvertently saw her bright smile, rubbed the jade finger on his hand, and then smiled.
Because of Huo Qiu's identity, they sat in the lower position of Emperor Qiong Yuan, and gave birth to several princes.
When the Queen Mother Qiu's came in, the palace banquet officially began.
For this birthday of the Queen Mother, Emperor Qiongyuan did not care about his filial piety, from the troupe in Yangzhou to the Buddhist songs in southern Xinjiang.
The empress dowager looked very kind, and the kind smile on her face never stopped.
The court lady curled up and served the dishes several times. Tang Zhuozuo was opposite Huo Qi and Liu. The smiles on their faces could not be more perfunctory. Tang Zhuozhuo looked dazzling, and simply concentrated on taking small bites of the snacks he brought. .
Out of sight out of mind.
The babble of singing gradually subsided, and the tall man beside him moved. Tang Zhuozuo was silent, wiped his mouth with the kerchief, and looked down. As expected, his mother frowned while looking at him. .
At this time, the curvaceous squatting on both sides, the glamorous dancers moved their sleeves back.
The third prince adjusted his sleeves and stood up. His face looked like a jade, and his voice was gentle and bowed to the Queen Mother: "Grandson presents a string of Nanhai Winter Pearls to celebrate the emperor's grandmother's birthday. Binanshan."
The empress dowager smiled a little, and said: "The third child is interested."
The third prince Huo Yuan sat down steadily. Among the several adult princes, he was the oldest and the most transparent. His wife and concubine were beautiful and enjoyed the blessings of the same people. Naturally, he did not think about the ten thousand people. On the dragon chair.
The gifts don’t ask to be aggressive, it’s best if you don’t show up in the limelight, and no one can frame him.
Next, just wait to see a good show.
Tang Zhuozhuo tilted his head and saw Huo Qiu's long jade body, sharp eyebrows, and a black python robe that was eye-catching and extremely expensive. The things he held in his hands were covered with a layer of black cloth, and he calmly took a few steps forward.
"The emperor grandmother's birthday, grandson talked to express her feelings, and Wang Bo's grandmother smiled."
Hearing what he said, Emperor Qiong Yuan also had a little character. He straightened a little bit, staring at the plate in Huo Qiu's hand with his sharp eyes, he laughed twice, and asked: "The queen knows what the fourth child sells. ?"
"Where will the fourth child give the Ai family an answer in advance? The emperor will just watch."
Huo Qiu paused, his dark eyes were extremely deep, and the little who was serving in the temple felt so obediently, he immediately leaned forward and lifted the black cloth away.
The white veil on the white jade plate was exposed.
The audience was silent, and even Emperor Qiong Yuan was stunned for a while.
The sixth prince Huo Qiu sneered when he saw this, with a slightly deep meaning: "Brother Emperor, you just got a veil to fool the emperor grandmother? Is it too sincere?"
Emperor Qiongyuan glanced at him coolly, coughed a few times, then touched his chin and said, "Fourth, what does this veil mean?"
Tang Zhuozuo also stared at the veil intently. She obviously felt that Huo Qiu's body was stiff for a moment, and then she pressed her lips calmly, staring at the veil for a few moments.
broken!
The birthday gift Huo Qiu prepared was exchanged!
Tang Zhuozuo saw that the eyes of Huo Qi and Liu who were sitting across from each other were clearly gloating, and even the smile on their faces was full, and her heart suddenly slammed.
I finally understood what the sentence Zihuan overheard meant to make them look good.
In the presence of the civil and military officials, there is the emperor dowager on top, and the princes and grandchildren below. If there is such a big omission, Huo Qiu's prestige will be greatly reduced, the queen dowager and Emperor Qiongyuan must also be dissatisfied.
Concubine Yan and Huo Qi are really good tactics.